Laura Slater makes some pretty terrific hand screened fabrics. If you are looking for something new and different in the world of textiles be sure to check out her site. Here’s some more eye candy for ya’. Suddenly I want to reuphloster everything in my place! Erika
I just wanted to share one more cute shop that I found while cruising the Rust Belt Market in Ferndale, MI a couple of weeks ago. Jessica Badarak makes sassy hair accessories and sells them at the market and in her shop on Etsy. They will definitely add a little something extra to a simple outfit.…
I just cannot get enough of their patterns. Many, many years ago I owned a stretched canvas of a very bold floral pattern that I am sure was Marimekko fabric. I don’t know what ended up happening to that wall piece, but seeing all these bright colors and BIG patterns reminded me of how…
I just learned about this fabulous designer and creator, Christine Haynes and all her vintage inspired dresses. She is trying to kickstart a pattern line so that we all can join in the fun of sewing her sweet fashions. Head on over to her site to learn more, and be sure to check out her video to get…
I pulled my vintage copy of The Vogue Sewing Book off the shelf last night and started looking through it’s musty pages. I had forgotten how bright and unattractive most of the featured fabrics were, having to remind myself that this was Copyright 1970. There are still some good tips in between the covers, so I…
With my son’s two year birthday coming up next month and invites to other soirees from his playmates, I have been thinking a lot about toys that I can make. All this considering has me surfing the net like crazy and although I have found some really cool things to inspire and spur me on, I am also getting…
I wrapped up my sewing book review over at my other blog, http://www.kitschdesigns.com. For some information about Celine Dupuy’s, Simple Sewing with a French Twist click over here, NOW! ;o) (Image taken directly from the book) Here is some eye candy from one of Celine’s projects. Tres cool, am I right? Erika
As you may recall, I decided to try my hand at embroidery after reading through some sewing books recently. The main inspiration for jumping into this tedious process of adding depth with fine stitches was Anna Maria Horner’s book, Seams To Me. Among her many fun project pages she has a couple that add detail…
I have been continuing the embroidery attempt #1 since the end of last week. I have managed to outline a couple of little vintage fabric pieces for an art project with the blanket stitch, a chain stitch, a runnning stitch and then I ended the border with a herringbone stitch. Although, I have found that…
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