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April 28th, 2008

the weirdest sewing commission ever?

A seamstress in Devon was recently commissioned to make bags for transporting snakes - I have to admit, I haven’t sewn anything quite that odd… I’ve made covers for musical equipment, sewn horse harnesses. But nothing quite like snake bags.
So what’s your oddest sewing project?
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April 4th, 2008

re-working slip covers… or creating the FrankenCouch

My DH and I have been wanting to buy a new couch for awhile now. Three dogs and a couch that’s older than I am aren’t a pretty combination :-)
We stumbled onto an amazing deal on a couch - almost 75% off, but with one little catch.
It didn’t have a slip cover.
I’ve slip covered chairs […]

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January 12th, 2008

a t-shirt for hardcore sewing addicts

I think we need to come up with a suitable motto to go along with this t-shirt.

“Sew or Die”?
“Arrr me Seamstresses”?
“The Jolly Fiber Artist”?
“Give me embroidery or give me death”?
That’s the “Jolly Crafter” t-shirt from Very Big Designs, by the way.
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January 1st, 2008

New Year’s resolutions

This year I resolve to…

Not leave pins on the floor where my DH can find them…. with his feet.
I will change the needle in my sewing machine every ten hours (or before it starts tearing fabric because it’s so dull)
I won’t throw things at the wall when my thread breaks.
I will (try) to finish the […]

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