Tangled Thread

April 22nd, 2008

De-Stash Your Studio challenge - the final check in

It’s Earth Day my lovely readers, and do you know what that means?  The end of the De-Stash Challenge!
I’ve kept my promise, I haven’t bought any fabric since the challenge began, on March 17th.   Those of you who know me well, know that isn’t the easiest thing for me :-)  I’ve only been seriously tempted […]

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April 21st, 2008

tip of the day - sewing with velvet

I’ve done quite a bit of sewing in my life… I’ve sewn everything from horse blankets to my duppioni silk wedding.  I can make a tailored men’s dress shirt or a bed-size quilt.  There are still fabrics that challenge me…  I’ve come close to crying when I was sewing a faux-patent leather jacket (hint - […]

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April 18th, 2008

Tangled Thread “Tags & Tie-Dyes” contest

I thought that it’s been too long since I’ve hosted a contest on Tangled Thread… I’m giving away on of my DH’s copper fiber art tags, this one says “Love” in block letters.  I had so many responses about my hand-dyed quilting cottons that I’ve decided to also include five 4 inch squares of the […]

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April 15th, 2008

organzing your sewing room

Keeping my fabric and notions organized seems to take constant effort for me - I usually store everything in large, clear plastic tubs or storage towers with drawers. My thread is stored in drawers on top of my sewing table and I keep things like elastic and trims in another tall set of drawers […]

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April 14th, 2008

De-Stash Your Studio challenge - week four check in

Hello my lovely readers - it’s the last week of the De-Stash Challenge!  I haven’t bought any fabric, but last week was so busy that I didn’t get a chance to make anything either.  Don’t get me wrong, it was a fantastic week - but I was out every single day and my studio definitely […]

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April 9th, 2008

are you interested in selling your fabric prints?

Spoonflower is a new project that is bringing fabric printers and designers together - very exciting!  It can be a challenge to market new designs for fabric prints and Spoonflower is making it a lot easier.  They’re working to create small runs of custom printed fabric - but it’s just starting out.
You can sign […]

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April 7th, 2008

De-Stash Your Studio challenge - week three check in

So my lovely readers, how is the de-stashing going?  I’m still being a good little de-stasher and haven’t bought any fabric for myself.  I will however need to buy some fabric to complete a commission…  I’m not sure how this works into the De-Stash Challenge, but since it’s technically not for myself, will you forgive […]

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April 4th, 2008

more hand-dyed fabrics

I wanted to share some of the cotton quilting fabrics that I’ve hand-dyed, using the same dye as this project.

The only difference between these fabrics, and the much more subtle gauze that I dyed is the amount of water you use in the dye bath.
I used a low water immersion technique (LWI) to create the […]

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April 3rd, 2008

de-stash ideas - dyeing your own fabric, part two

As promised yesterday in part one of the how-to, here’s the finished fabric:

It’s a softer, slightly mottled shade of coral - much more flattering now!  It’s almost impossible to create a totally solid shade, you can end up with anything from a dramatic marbled tie-dye to soft waves of color.
Generally, the more you stir, the […]

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April 2nd, 2008

de-stash ideas - dyeing your own fabric

I’m not quite sure how I ended up with this cotton gauze in bubble gum pink:

While I like pink, I think it’s just a little too pink… But it’s a lovely fabric and I don’t really want to give it away if there’s another option.
I think this is a worthwhile fabric to try dyeing. […]

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