This is such a cool idea! Mandy Curl from Mandinka Designs makes purses & handbags from old men’s suits - the purses are hip, modern and very carry-able… as well as Earth-friendly :-)
Go check out her work on Rayela’s Fiber Focus blog.
Tags: fiber-art-blogs, inspirational link of the day, links, mandy curl, rayela’s fiber focus […]
I’ve finished my DH’s new shirt (you’ll see it tomorrow) and wanted to share another tip that helps me when I’m sewing shirts with lots of buttons (like men’s dress shirts).
I’ve sewn the button holes, opened them up (I like to use a stitch ripper to open button holes). I’ve laid the shirt over my […]
Have you ever needed to glue, oh say - a chunk of leather to… let’s say a ceramic vase - and then had no clue what to use to accomplish your task?
Okay, so I haven’t actually needed to do that - but if I did…
Well, I just discovered this cool website called “This To That” […]
I will freely admit to being an impatient seamstress - I won’t cut corners if it’s going to negatively affect the finished piece… However - tips & tricks that save a little time - are just fine with me :-)
I’ve sewn quite a few men’s shirts over the years, and generally the patterns call […]
The night-blooming cereus decided to grace my studio with not one, but three blooms last night!
Unfortunately, I was teaching for most of the evening, so here’s what they looked like just before I left:
And then the full bloom after the sun had set:
I definitely think there is a piece of embroidered fiber art in there […]
Okay, this is the most obvious solution to my problems… and I should have come up with it years ago.
Oh well, better late than never!
Seeing as a new cutting table isn’t in the budget (and I have very limited studio space) and my current cutting table is short enough that I get back spasms when […]
It seems that seamstresses and fiber artists quite often have issues with setting up their sewing rooms & work areas… how often have you gotten up out of your sewing chair with an aching back? Or does your ironing board leave you with sore knees?
I know my cutting table is about 8 inches too short […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
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