It just so happens that Cannabis sativa, along with its other virtues, produces a pretty decent and very versatile fabric called hemp. (And though you can sew on it, you shouldn’t sew while YOU are on it–insert machinery warning here, along with a warning about the pig’s breakfast you are likely to make of your project.) […]Read Post ›
So I assembled, and almost finished, the Non-Congressional Dress last week. I made a few modifications. I have had good luck using bias tape instead of facings for neckline and armhole finishing, especially when I want an unstructured look, so I did that. And I added side-seam pockets. Because if you have a nice, loose […]Read Post ›
The idea of an indigo linen, sleeveless, casual, wear-everywhere dress has been knocking around in my brain for quite awhile now. I had had the fabric (from fabrics-store.com) for some time, but I had fallen in and out of love with several patterns, and finally decided to just keep it simple and throw together New Look […]Read Post ›
So glad to have finished this dress, finally! It had only been cut out for well over a month, and buried under heaps of Lord-knows-what on my sewing table. Really, I was amazed that all the pattern pieces were still there. But they were, so I made it, and here it is. I fell in […]Read Post ›
Even when I am not posting, and even when my sewing mojo has gone completely down the drain, knit just… happens. They will probably have to pry my knitting needles out of my cold, dead hands at the morgue. Then, too, when one is slogging away on an oversized sweater in fingering-weight yarn, there just […]Read Post ›
We had a rather lovely late winter here in the Albuquerque area, with lots of days in the 60s and 70s and plenty of our trademark sunshine. We even had our first knitting group lunch of the season on the outdoor patio of a favorite local restaurant well over a month ago. So naturally I […]Read Post ›
Of course it all started with the pussy hats. I duly made one of those and wore it to my local Women’s March, and blogged about it here. Then it was announced that there would be a March for Science, to be held on Earth Day, April 22. So naturally there had to be a hat […]Read Post ›
All I’ve wanted to do all winter is stay home, drink tea, work on my charity knitting and listen to escapist audiobooks. But the prospect of spring is once again working its magic–and if I am to move on to spring tops and dresses, the things that I cut out months ago have to be […]Read Post ›
Elizabeth Zimmerman once said that people would wear anything on their heads, and she was right: Principles before dignity. Let’s hope this doesn’t have to become a wardrobe staple going forward.
When it comes to spinning, I am entirely dependent on my dear spinning group–Deb, Kay and Kate–for motivation. I can hardly even do it by myself, because it’s just too relaxing. Once I nodded off and fell off my chair. So it’s not just that my group keeps me inspired, which they do; it’s that […]Read Post ›
