Book Review: Tartan: Romancing the Plaid

I once had this painting teacher that I really liked. I remember one bright day in October, walking down the street in NY with her on the way to class and she complimented me on my plaid skirt and said, “One autumn, I decided that I would wear nothing but plaid, for the whole [...]

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Book Review: I Heart Felt

I recently received a copy of a new book by Kathleen Taylor, I Heart Felt: Eye-Popping Designs For the Inspired Knitter.
Now, I am not the world’s most experience felter. In fact, I’ve had rather lousy luck with felting and I really don’t like all the uncertainty around it, especially if you’re working with something [...]

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Art+Style: Lucy Vigrass

It may be chilly and grey, but these images from illustrator Lucy Vigrass perk me right up. I wish I had some of these as prints for my new sewing studio.

Lucy Vigrass’s portfolio site appears to be under construction, but check back.

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Straw into Gold

I recently thrifted this nice little wool cardigan for just a couple of bucks. The lemon yellow was pretty, but I knew it wasn’t a color I would wear often. So I made my first foray into fabric dyeing, using fiber reactive dye from Dharma Trading.
While I was at it, I decided to [...]

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Book Review: Lanvin

I am not a follower of high fashion (or low fashion, for that matter). I look at the collections now and again and have a general idea of which designers appeal to me. Overall, I appreciate the beautiful things that come out of the fashion world, but that good is more than cancelled [...]

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Back to The Beast

I apologize for the slowing of posts lately. Much of my time has been consumed by the upcoming move to *The Beast. We spent this weekend painting, and one of the colors came out a bit more feminine than intended, so we now have a pale pink living room. Not that it [...]

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Book Review: Madeleine Vionnet by Betty Kirke

I have so many books I’ve acquired or discovered recently and want to share. I’m going to start with Vionnet by Betty Kirke, a fantastic book well worth the hefty cover price (mine came from the library, but I do plan to purchase it now).

If you don’t know of Madeleine Vionnet, she was a [...]

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