My name is Sarai, I live in Portland, OR and love to make things.
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I am dying to make sweaters from this ice cream colored yarn I just received from Colourmart. If you haven’t seen Colourmart before, they sell cashmere, silk, and other luxury yarn factory remainders for very affordable prices. I picked out a pale blue cashmere/merino blend, a mint green cashmere/merino, dove grey 100% cashmere, and pale [...]
Long ago, I promised I’d share with you the amazing book of patterns and motifs I bought in Iceland. This book was a real splurge for me. It is huge, gorgeously printed by the local museum in Reykjavik, and as far as I could tell, unavailable outside of the country. I went back and looked [...]
Check out the new scarf and aviator cap I knitted up recently! I’ve been dying to make a hat like this for a while, and I think the scarflette is adorable and quite warm! The yarn is Malabrigo merino worsted in mineral red, and it is so soft. It’s kettle dyed and has some slight [...]
I just randomly came across this amazing specimen of embroidered victorian silk stockings on Etsy. Aren’t they amazing? I’m inspired to do my own whitework embroidery on stockings now. I just need to find stockings sturdy enough to last longer than a few wears first!
Friends, I am thrilled to announce that the Spring collection of sewing patterns is now available for purchase! Here’s what I wrote on the Colette Patterns blog: I think you will all really love what we’ve done. Each sewing pattern is packaged up in a pretty little booklet with a linen-textured cover, a singer-stitched binding, [...]
Last one! Another one I’ve had sitting around for a good ten years. It’s kind of shameful. I also made some sort of crazy skirt/underbust corset thingy out of this back in the day. I adore plaid, and this warm red plaid is very punk rock vivienne westwood. It’s some sort of synthetic, which I [...]
I have had this fabric since high school. In my club going days, I made a corset and matching circle skirt out of it. I still have a big piece left. It’s a black flocked leopard pattern on black cotton twill. It would make a really cute pencil skirt if you’re the rockabilly type. I [...]
This is a small piece of some reproduction 50s barkcloth. I used it to cover some cushions on our kitchen chairs years ago. Even the chairs are long gone, but I still have this scrap! Width: 56″ Yardage: 1/2 yard, plus a strip that’s 56″ long and 10″ wide. Fabric weight: heavy, home decor weight [...]
This fabric is like candy, I love it. Or at least I love it in theory, I’ve yet to make anything out of it. I think I envisioned a striped summer sheath with a contrast waistband. Anything form fitting would be amazing, because this fabric has a bit of stretch. Width: 52″ Yardage: 3 1/3 [...]
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This is a lovely fabric, non? It’s from Amy Butler, and I used it to create a this amazing laptop sleeve years ago. There’s a small piece left, but certainly could be used for a small home decor project, accessories, or the like. Width: 45″ Yardage: 3/4 yard (plus a little extra scrap) Fabric weight: [...]