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Category Archives: FIBER ARTS
Sewing with 3D Spacer Mesh Fabric
3D Spacer Mesh 3D Spacer Mesh is a double layer of a smooth polyester knit with open ‘holes’ backed by a lattice open weave. It’s 3D (dimensional) –scant 1/8″ thick, has a slight stretch in both directions, and is quite … Continue reading
Fabric Glue, Bias Binding and Aprons
Wasn’t planning on sewing Christmas gifts–other than PJs for The Grands–until I spied some Minnesota word print fabric at a Christmas boutique. A stop at the local quilt shop and I walked out with several Minnesota themed fabrics to mix … Continue reading
Working with Massive Amounts of Fabric
This was the 2014 Christmas present for my two Grandsons. This is Grayden, 4, and he immediately made this his Turkey Hunting Blind. Brother Oliver, 7, was too busy with ipad and Minecraft. Using Butterick 4251 and 8+ yards of … Continue reading
World’s Largest Garage Sale–Textile Center of MN
April 12, 2014 Success is mine! Have gone through–that means have actually ‘touched’–every single piece of fabric in my stash and have three tubs ready to donate to the World’s Largest Garage Sale, an annual fund raiser for The Textile … Continue reading
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Tagged fund raiser, sale, stash, Textile Center of MN, World's Largest Garage Sale
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Claire B Shaeffer– The Queen of Chanel Couture
Claire Shaeffer, Queen of Couture Meet Claire Shaeffer, the Queen of Couture, especially Chanel. Claire turned to couture sewing after abandoning her first love, The Circus. Like many of us, sewing was/is a way for Claire to wear couture fashion … Continue reading
What a Hoot
Are you seeing OWLS? Everywhere? Thanks to social media, owls are as ubiquitous as were Pet Rocks back in 1975. I first became aware of the owl popularity on Pinterest when a family member created a Collect.Owls board. FYI: we … Continue reading
Lining a Crocheted/Knitted Handbag
This crocheted bag ended up in my sewing room with a request for a lining–something ‘pretty’ with a bit of weight. My first reaction was a taffeta; it would probably be crisp enough but not too heavy. Couldn’t find any … Continue reading
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Tagged bag, brocade, clutch, crochet, handbag, lining, slip-stitch
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A weaved journey
Travels in the Wardrobe is a blog I came across by clicking links from one place to another and it turned out to be a serendipitous event when I arrived at a visit to the goblins workshops and museum in … Continue reading
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Kaffe Fasset: working with colors..”Get it to the point of glowing!” | Renaissance Ribbons Blog
Kaffe Fasset: working with colors..”Get it to the point of glowing!” | Renaissance Ribbons Blog. Have run into Kaffe Fassett many times at sewing shows and he is always fascinating–an entertaining and educational speaker! He is known for his use … Continue reading
It was on SALE
by Carol Neumann Yep, I got suckered in again by that favorite of all signs–SALE. A close second fave sign is CLEARANCE. Cruising thru Joann’s Fabrics (the only local fabric store) and skidded to a stop at the CLEARANCE sign … Continue reading
ZIPPER JEWELRY
Zipper jewelry, aka jewelry made from zippers, has been around for a long time. I’ve never made it but am tempted now that I ran across a SALE (don’t you just Love that Word!) on Fiber Art trims. Figured it … Continue reading
Hello world!
Over the years, my sewing room has progressed from boxes under the bed and dining room table to an unfinished basement room to a custom designed 12′ X 30′ room. When I moved, I downgraded to a 10′ X 19′ … Continue reading
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