It has been a couple of years since I've made a new Halloween costume. I mean, I dressed up two years ago (I went as a faun to work and to the corn maze as a "deer hunter" - faun makeup + flannel shirt + hunting vest), but that costume was mostly just special makeup … Continue reading Poor Unfortunate Souls
Repurposed Materials
Through the Keyhole
Several weekends ago, the weather finally headed into an extended warm stretch. Saturday morning started off a little more overcast and breezy than I expected, but the clouds started to clear about 1pm, and the breeze, while still present, helped to cool down the warmer parts of the day. Robert continued on the massive task … Continue reading Through the Keyhole
Knit Wits (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sewing with Knits)
[There are pictures of a man in underwear in this entry. Nothing revealing, but I figured I would warn you. And thank Robert for being kind and comfortable enough with me taking and posting a picture of him in his new underwear.] I have been sewing for a good long portion of my life. For … Continue reading Knit Wits (Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Sewing with Knits)
Spring In My Step
The weather is - slowly - starting to even out (we only had one swift turn in temperature this week, that I can tell) and the spring blossoms are in full swing...bringing a swath of allergies and illness with them, as always. I have been lucky so far in that I have never seemed to develop … Continue reading Spring In My Step
HSM #1 – Shaky Foundations
I just barely made it, in terms of completing the first challenge for the Historic Sew Monthly. With the basement still in shambles (though less than the last time I posted), it isn't all that easy to get in to my sewing machine. Or my patterns. Or a space to lay out and cut out fabric. … Continue reading HSM #1 – Shaky Foundations
Nerf Guns and Bobbins 