Archive | September, 2012

Our Social Fabric: Helping Unwanted Fabric Find a Home (Plus Giveaway!)

By on September 20, 2012 in Fabrics, Inspiration and Everything Else, Vancouver Area Resources

Do you know how much fabric is unwanted from the local manufacturing industry? I used to work in the apparel industry, so I know how much fabric, notions and trims can be left over after a production season. (A lot!) It depends on the company of course, but from my experience there’s frequently plenty of [...]

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What’s a Stable Knit Fabric?

By on September 19, 2012 in Fabrics

Thanks for all of the suggestions on Monday’s post, asking what kind of things you’d like to see as I sew more Renfrew Tops. So many good ideas! So many things to note as I sew, recommendations to explain why certain things are done, and votes to find out more about fabric selection. While I [...]

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Sewing the Renfrew Top: What Would You Like to See?

By on September 17, 2012 in Patterns, Projects, Work in Progress

Next up: I’m making another Renfrew Top! A few of them, in fact. And since I’ll be sewing these tops with a camera nearby, is there anything you’d like to see demonstrated? First, here’s the fabric I’ve picked: Stripey knit, exact same as these tops, but in softer neutral colours. (From Télio.) I’ve worn the [...]

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Terra, Plus What’s Great About Shawls

By on September 14, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

Do you think ‘grandmotherly’ when you think of shawls? I used to, until I started spending more time on Ravelry and saw hundreds of truly beautiful hand-knit shawls. I finally realized the secret – wearing a shawl is how we can get away with wearing a blanket in public! A beautiful blanket, of course, but [...]

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Sewaholic Patterns in Threads Magazine!

By on September 12, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else, Patterns

Hey, everyone! Still getting the office set up in here, but I wanted to share this awesome bit of info with you guys. There’s an article in the November 2012 issue of Threads Magazine all about independent pattern designers, and I’m mentioned in it! The article features several independent designers sharing bits of wisdom about [...]

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I should be unpacking, but this just arrived…

By on September 7, 2012 in Inspiration and Everything Else

My copy of Gertie’s New Book for Better Sewing just arrived! Written by the lovely and talented Gretchen Hirsch of Gertie’s New Blog for Better Sewing, I’ve been excited about this one ever since she announced it back in 2010. (I remember reading her book announcement well before I’d launched my pattern line, so it [...]

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