Yesterday I finished reading “The End of Fashion” by Teri Agins, July’s selection for the Colette Book Club. Considering that one of my motivating factors for sewing my own clothes is my frustrations with the fashion industry, I wanted to learn more about the history of the fashion industry. … More Colette Book Club – The End of Fashion
In fewer than two weeks my Me-Made May 2016 challenge fizzled, in a way that felt different than past years when I just didn’t have enough handmade items to rotate. I’ll let Simon Sineck shed some light here — I hadn’t embraced my “WHY”. I was achieving the WHAT — participating in Me-Made May, by doing the HOW — wearing … More A Me-Made May Meditation
Tyraenna from Quests of Quirkiness is here to celebrate Halloween with us and explore the vast Cosplay Continuum! … More The Cosplay Continuum
Seeking out fabrics along Pierpont Avenue in Salt Lake City, UT. … More Wanderings in Salt Lake City
When geeky crafters unite, good things happen. (A recap of our crafting panel at PAX Prime 2013.) … More For the Love of Crafting II: The Wrath of Yarn
Stashbusting craft projects are great, but sometimes you need to purge and share your fabric horde with others. … More Stashbusting with Friends
Add one more to the unemployment statistics. But any good adventurer knows that quest work can be found if you just ask around town. I’ll be over here, assembling my adventurer’s pack, polishing my armor, and filling out a character sheet. … More A New Adventure
I made an interesting discovery this weekend: knitting in public places invokes social interaction. … More Knitting in the public sphere
The Fabric Alchemist 