Nov
06
My oh my…where has the week gone? I am currently HOOKED on this paper-dolls-for-adults-fun-as-shit website called polyvore. First found via Angry Chicken, and then again by Posie Gets Cozy. This is my first try and I can see myself spending way too much time fiddling around with it. If I could only afford the clothing…
Last week I saw a post on Not Martha about Sparka Screenprinting workshops. The class I wanted was full by the time I found out about it, but I am thrilled to say that I am signed up and have secured my spot for the next class in Seattle in January. It’s great timing as I am prepping for a HUGE event in April, and I need to get crackin’. I am so excited as it will be a huge step for me personally, and for all of those people who have been asking about prints of my art – well, let’s just say I am finally (oi…years? years it has taken me?) getting around to making those available.
Aug
13
Anh-Minh posted about Kate Spade‘s new clothing line the other day and OH MY GOD I am totally in love. I must have a plethora of colored tights post haste! Polka! Dots! And I love, love, love that chartreuse green (or is it mustard yellow?). Serious inspiration.
Feb
17
I ripped a photo of a little sweater out of an Anthropologie catalog a few years ago because it looked like it would be such a sinch to knit. I even tried to figure it out myself once with moderate success, but these things are best left to those who know better, and not to sort of knitters like me.
I love knitting with thick yarn on large needles. Things get done much quicker and that is an added bonus to one-who-loses-focus-and-gets-bored-easily. This is also my first experience with the yarn over style raglan, which creates the decorative holes. Me likey.
Jan
29
School started this week and that usually means that I drop everything else I am doing or want to do because my brain can only handle focusing on one thing at a time. However, last semester was really stressful and it made me realize that I needed to keep these things, to help me focus on something else for a while and get my mind off of my classes. The first project is one that I started this summer, trying to appropriate Butterick pattern 5031 to fit the sloper I made last year. You can see the resulting mess above.
One of the things I love (but used to hate) about sewing is that you cannot half-ass it, or rush the process, which I am wont to do. This usually results in a waste of fabric and an ill-fitting garment that completely negates the intention of attempting a custom fit in the first place. I am horribly impatient and every time I try to short-cut the process I end up with a piece of crap – a tactile lesson reminding me that I need to do it right.
I am thinking of perhaps a charcoal grey cotton, something I can throw in the washing machine, and to keep things interesting perhaps adding a black band on the bottom.
I am finding myself shying away from any sort of patterned print, but I think a trip to the fabric store is in order. But, first things first. I need to make a muslin and made sure it fits first.
All of these thoughts on sewing are leading me to seriously covet a serger. Oohh…I want one so badly.
