My Aunt Sandy has been a constant source of artistic learning and inspiration for me. When she visited me a couple summers ago in Saint Louis, she brought her silk dying supplies with her and showed me how to do it. The results can be very impressive (here is one fairly successful seller on etsy: [...]
Entries from May 26th, 2009
Modified Style
May 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized
I was hit with an idea too sweet to resist: receive a bag of found/donated fabric scraps and, in two months, design a dress to hit the runway in a DIY fashion show in which all creations would be auctioned for charity. Andrea, one of the organizers asked me to participate, and ever since then [...]
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Knitted Fishnet Stockings.
May 9th, 2009 · No Comments · Uncategorized
Since this is my most “hearted” finished object on ravelry, I guess it would a good place to start to offer a tutorial. I’ve tried a few different “fishnet” type projects, including Stitch ‘n Bitch’s “Quick-n-Dirty Fishnets” and Knitty’s “Lolita Legs”. After altering “Lolita Legs” quite a bit, I came up with this: They are [...]
konichiwa!
May 3rd, 2009 · 2 Comments · Uncategorized
Welcome to my blog. For the most part, I started this to catalog my adventures as a seamstress, crafter, student and offer patterns and tutorials. It will probably meander through my other interests as well. K and I recently attended Barcamp 3 at Cubespace in Portland. In addition to inspiring me to finally get this [...]
