Slow maker as an identity I’m working out my identity as a slow maker in the era of AI. Perhaps I’ve always had the tendency to be a bit of a luddite. Or perhaps it was the inkling in my…
Tag: SkillsLearning
When I found out my sister-in-law was (about to be) engaged, I spotted a certain cherry rayon at the store and really couldn’t help myself. I’m a sucker for cherries: eating them, wearing them or otherwise. And I don’t wear…
I’m a bit of an ambivert. I love sewing garments, and I nearly equally love sewing quilts. There are a few beautiful quilted jacket patterns (and makes) out there, such as the Parchment Jacket by Closet Core or the Tamarack…
Lessons from a Fairfield Tiger, of which, there are many! I made this shirt for my husband during the Year of the Tiger 😀 Not because of the Lunar New Year, per se, but because it was something he genuinely…
Until today, I KNEW about the benefits of sewing machine maintenance, such as: But I had never actually EXPERIENCED a maintained sewing machine. I’ve been sewing for 9-10 years on the same machine, majority of my sewing being in the…
Have you ever needed to rebind your own book? I had an old but much loved Bible that had lost its cover a long time ago. I had thought of getting it rebound, but I never got around to figuring…
In the free motion stitching class that I took in the fall, we made fabric leaves and a candle holder for autumn décor. I loved this, as I didn’t have any decorations for fall, and felt my home was lacking….
Gathering the photo to stitch Apparently you can print digital images onto plain, thin fabric using your home printer. You just tape or glue a piece of printer paper underneath so it feeds properly, and you make sure your piece…
Dabbling with watercolor crayons I took a class on how to do free motion stitching and our fourth assignment resulted in a beautiful journal cover. In order to get inspiration for this piece, each of the students in the free-motion…
Creating Unique Fabric for Craft Projects One free motion stitching project is to create your own fabric. To do this, lay down a piece of mesh. Then find pretty fabrics and trims and threads in a color scheme that you…