It was so lovely outside yesterday that I thought it would be fun to work on a new piece of painted cloth outside.
One little problem…
I didn’t particularly want to lay my fabric on the grass - after all, my three dogs share the backyard too!
I’ve got a spare worktable downstairs - but it’s got a […]
I’m getting inspired again…. I just came across these charming little hens:
image: Daily OM
They were originally created in Northern India to bring good luck - I’d like to try making my own. I think that if I used Bettsi McComb’s (of Tender Arts Studio) pattern for little birds, I could create something […]
My talented mom, Noreen writes b5media’s yarn blog, Hankering for Yarn - but did you know that it’s more than yarn?
Noreen has written some posts that will work great for fabric folks as well as yarn fans:
How to make a yo-yo circle.
Snip catchers - saves you a lot of time cleaning up!
Creative clutter control in […]
Flip-flops are a perennial summer favorite - but can be a little, well… dull sometimes.
How about using fabric yo-yos to decorate them?
Or if you’re really in the mood to be adventurous - how about making your own?
image: Stock.xchg
Tags: flip-flops, free-patterns, How To, ideas, links, summer crafts
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I’m working on sewing a new summer wardrobe for myself at the moment. I’ve got a busy busy busy summer and probably won’t have a lot of extra time for sewing until September.
I just discovered a pattern from Burda that’s turned into my new favorite shrug pattern. I was able to cut it out […]
I’m not a big fan of wasps - I once had one climb into one of my gloves and sting the back of my hand multiple times, not fun! Decoy wasp nests (most commonly made from paper or interfacing-like material) are supposed to discourage wasps from hanging around your house, porch or wherever you […]
I saw this cool idea on Apartment Therapy for large-scale framed fabric kits. There were a couple of small issues I had - first of all, I live in a small house and don’t have any more room for biiiig pieces of art :-) The second is that I have tons of my own fabric […]
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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