Look at what he surprised me with!
I’ve been lusting after a pair of Gingher scissors for years now - and he bought me a pair.
I think he’s a keeper :-)
Tags: about me, new scissors, sewing, studio life
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I recently bought a new style (at least, a new style to me) of seam ripper. It’s the best one I’ve come across - and believe me, I’ve used a few seam rippers! I’ve broken seam rippers, inserted seam rippers into my fingers and cursed at seam rippers :-)
The “Pro Seam-Ripper” kit from Lee Valley […]
I was just asked about how to use acrylic paints on fabric and whether or not you can wash them. Most standard acrylic paints need to have a fabric paint medium added to them. The medium makes the paints softer when they’re dried and allow you to wash the paint without worrying about washing it […]
I’ve got a question for all of my lovely readers.
What do you use as a cutting table for cutting out fabric?
I’m currently using a standard banquet-size folding table with a cardboard cutting mat on the top. I also have heavy plastic mats with grids on them if I’m using a rotary cutter.
At this point, I’ve […]
I’m enjoying an afternoon in my studio and wanted to work on my backlog of projects :-) I’m trying to complete an overdue gift for my sister-in-law & thought I’d share it with you all.
I’m making a table runner out of a cotton-linen blend fabric. I’m going to applique a celtic interlace on to the […]
I haven’t had much spare time lately to play around with my new/old treadle machine (pout, pout) I’ve been trying to find a manual for it, but haven’t had any luck with tracking down any information for “Supremacy” machines. My fiance even took up the search (hmm… I wonder if he hopes that he’ll get […]
Of course you do! Find out after the jump….
Tags: sewing, treadle-sewing-machine, vintage-machines
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Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
Written by Chloe Findlay-Harder [email] for b5media.
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