Between gardening and other stuff, I’ve been doing a little sewing. I’m always asked, “What are you going to do with all of your fabric?” I usually say that it’s about the process, not the destination. Well, I’ve been giving that a lot of thought lately. I do have lots of fabric in this studio.…
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Stitching a fabric cuff bracelet
Last month I bought this lovely perle cotton thread set from Thread Art. The set includes 40 different colors! I was introduced to these threads in the online class, Stupendous Stitching with Carol Ann Waugh. She recommended these threads for our hand stitching. I fell in love with them so when Thread Art had a…
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I’ve been dyeing fabric now for almost two years. Just before that time I received Jane Dunnewold’s Art Cloth to review. With review books I can choose to give them away or keep them. I gave Art Cloth away on this blog because I thought I’d never really get into dyeing. I was wrong! So…
Read MoreCraftsy Stitch & Slash Class
After taking Carol Ann Waugh’s Stupendous Stitching class on Craftsy (which by the way I loved!) I was so excited to see that she was offering a new one, Stitch & Slash. Here is the class description: “Stitch & Slash is a fun way to create lots of wonderful textured fabric that you can use…
Read MoreKrawczyk-inspired project
I have been inspired! I’ve not had much time to play with my fabric the last couple of weeks, but I did squeeze in enough time to almost finish this project. If the name Krawczyk is not familiar, let me introduce you to her. Lynn is a wonderful surface design artist and her work can…
Read MoreStupendous Stitching Class
I gave myself an early Christmas present – Stupendous Stitching, a class on Craftsy taught by Carol Ann Waugh. This wonderful present has possessed me occupied many of my waking hours for the last several days! This is what I’ve been doing. I’ve taken many online classes, but in this one I felt compelled to…
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