If I can do this, anyone who has ever sewn can, too! Seriously. I'm a hand crafter. This was the FIRST time I successfully sewed by machine. I am so low tech, I sew by hand even though I do a fair bit of it. But, given the current world situation and a need for… Continue reading Can you sew? Go, go, go!
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Respecting the dress
“Recognizing the need is the primary condition for design.” Charles Eames, industrial designer In its first life, the dress went to a summer dance on the shores of Lake Michigan in 1963. Not long after, it traveled with the teen girl who delighted in it to Appalachia -- to a small city hugged by low,… Continue reading Respecting the dress
Coming apart at the seams
"Where there is hatred, let me sow love. Where there is injury, pardon." St. Francis of Assisi The first time I saw an article of clothing rise from the dead, I was a college student. It was a biking sweater owned by my roommate's European boyfriend. "I know you can fix it," he pleaded in… Continue reading Coming apart at the seams
