Category Archives: Crafts

Wadder!!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

The fabric I bought along with the new pattern yesterday had stretch, and it turns out the pattern called for no stretch. As a result, I took some fabric from my stash to make up the pattern today. Even after … Continue reading →

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Hey, Look! New fabric and prewashing tips.

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Okay, so I’m busy getting ready for the Big Show. I need to stay focused. Except… I couldn’t wait to take off my nasty polyester work blouse today, and the thought of wearing polyester through another summer was not sounding … Continue reading →

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Bernina Cozy, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Sometimes, you just have to let paint dry overnight. That’s what I had to do today, so to make myself feel like a super accomplished person, I decided to just make the stupid sewing machine cover. Yes, I know that … Continue reading →

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Peace, Man!

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Just a little silliness to celebrate my day off!

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I’ll Live for Him

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Oh, so girly! I wasn’t planning to have this one turn out so pink and purple, but sometimes you can’t help yourself. And with a title like “I’ll Live for Him,” It’s hard to expect camo, I suppose. The bird … Continue reading →

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Almost Persuaded

Posted on March 21, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

    I made this tonight after doing a little more organizing and working on an unfinished project with which I am not sure what to do. The background fabric is unbleached muslin that I “dyed” using watered down acrylic … Continue reading →

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Magic Socks

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

These are magic socks.  The toes are grafted so there are no nasty, pain-making seams across the toes.  They seem to fit no matter what as long as you think lovingly of the person you’re making them for.  I first … Continue reading →

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Work in Progress: Hanging Out

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

This is the stretch silk charmeuse fabric I dyed last night hanging out in a fare facsimile of the finished convertible dress.  Fabric that is cut on the bias–as the skirt of this dress is–must hang for a while to … Continue reading →

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Dyeing in Process

Posted on March 12, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Arranging fabric on pulley system in preparation for dyeing.  Yup, pulley works.  Yay! Fabric being dyed main color: teal blue that doesn’t really look teal. Under-dyeing with ombre technique using teal blue. About an hour later: Over-dyeing in bronze using … Continue reading →

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Swatch Me Ombre

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Rebecca Fox

Ah, more dyeing adventures and another work in progress….Just to complicate the dyeing process of a silk dress-in-the-works, I’ve decided that I would give ombre dyeing a shot.  It didn’t go too badly with these small strips of silk.

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