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Monthly Archives: June 2014
GWG #29: on wildness
maybe this is what gardening is about: slowly opening the door, a controlling hand making tentative gestures to wildness. – from The Gardener’s Manifesto by Lorraine Johnson ‘i’m determined to tame the wilderness,” i declared confidently to a visiting friend … Continue reading
simplicity 1610: the cat’s meow
so the arrival of summer weather – at long last here in the northeast US – demands a fresh summer dress. and i, of course, obliged. enter the magic blue envelopes of simplicity project runway patterns. for me, a … Continue reading
my wardrobe architect: influencers
i mentioned previously that i was going to give the wardrobe architect developed by sarai of colette patterns some serious thinking after completing me-made-may. sarai has really synthesized a lot of what is out there about ‘the perfect wardrobe’ and … Continue reading
mid-week update
sewing done: hand-stitched waistband action! zipper pinned in place! i am a machine, y’all! on my dress form: the FQ challenge has reclaimed some of my mental attention (and has now been postponed until august). a lady-mary-inspired drape drape. in … Continue reading
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learning from wearing
so, MMM14 is over, and… well, honestly, not much has changed for me. i’ve worn me-made every day since the challenge ended without a second thought. seriously. this is not a relieved return to RTW. turns out, i actually wear … Continue reading
my completely irrelevant opinion about pattern testing and indie designers
i am not and have never been a pattern tester. just sayin’. i’ve never been asked, and i’ve never volunteered. like a lot of us, i have other demands on my time and right now that time is too precious … Continue reading
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weekend studio: upstate edition
i should start off with this embarrassing stat – sewing done: 0. on my dress form: a modified simplicity 1610, with a stash linen from the late and lamented paron’s annex and some scraps of lizzy house catnap. i’m loving … Continue reading
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