I love pattern. I realize I’m stating the obvious here, since you’ve probably already noticed that. Often, though, I’ll see a pattern I like, or I’ll sketch something pleasing, but won’t have a use for it at that moment. Or, I’ll need to futz with my sketch until it works for me. I often file […]
Building a Pattern Library READ MORE »
My friends Lisa and Katrina are offering their online craft class INTERWOVEN one last time this spring, and there’s still time to enroll! And, better yet, because you read my blog, you get an additional 10% off the registration price of $125 when you use the code SPECIALFRIENDS. “INTERWOVEN :: make : thread : craft
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Week 12: Block print on linen You may have thought that this would be the week that I’d do something other than block printing. If so, sorry – you were wrong. I don’t blame you, though; I thought that this might be the week that I started on my print before the weekend. I’m still
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A few months ago, I was looking at photos from Renegade Craft Fair’s summer show, and saw a photo of a small zippered clutch that I’d contemplated buying for the reasonable price of $30. Under the photo, someone had commented: “$30? EACH?!?!” And, of course, that pissed me off. Mind you, it wasn’t my product
The making of a bag READ MORE »