I’ve finally had a chance to sit down and actually make the wasp nest decoys:
The gray fabrics were all 4 inches wide, by 45 long - so I cut them in half, widthwise (so they were 2″ wide) and then sewed them together. The nests have been stuffed with plastic bags - hopefully they won’t […]
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 - […]
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 […]
I have to admit, I’m pretty obsessive about my good scissors - I even have my DH trained… If the scissors have my name on them, don’t touch!
But even the most meticulous care won’t keep your fabric scissors from going dull eventually (especially if you’re cutting polar fleece!) Do you trust your lovely scissors to […]
I like to alter patterns quite a bit - but I don’t always remake the tissue pattern pieces. Sometimes I just use the pattern as a starting point and cut the fabric differently (ei: I have a proportionally long waist and need to add 2″ or so to shirt patterns).
But what happens if you forget […]
A Joyful Abode has an easy to follow tutorial on how to embroider shisha mirrors. What are shisha mirrors you ask? They are little mirrors that are used to embellish clothing, textiles and home accessories - most commonly found in east Indian textiles. Go check it out!
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Tags: Embroidery, embroidery artists, free-patterns, hand-embroidery, How […]
I’ve found that it’s pretty common for people to get completely excited & inspired… and then not know how to go about translating their inspiration to a completed piece of art. Here are a few simple steps to go from an object, to a finished piece of fiber art.
I’m using a small pot of […]
Setting the pattern: Adventures in sewing and stitching and the artful use of fabric and fiber
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