Tag Archives: Textile

Bernina Cozy, Part 2

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

Posted in sewing, studio | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

I’ll Live for Him

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

Posted in Art, collage, Quilting, sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Magic Socks

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

Posted in Clothing | Tagged , , , , , , , | 4 Comments

Work in Progress: Hanging Out

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

Posted in creativity, sewing | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Dyeing in Process

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

Posted in Clothing, creativity, sewing, studio, technique, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Swatch Me Ombre

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.

Posted in sewing, tutorial | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment