The girl with the shortest shorts will definitely get the most attention. Short skirts do the same. Unfortunately minimal coverage doesn’t guarantee maximum exposure in the real world. It’s been the opposite. The Austin Fashion Scene has once again been stuck with minimal coverage by the media (and the bloggers). I was looking around to…
I make a lot of bias tape. Here are a few helpful tools if you are interested in making a whole lot of bias tape yourself. Bias Tape Maker Rotery cutter and ruler These awesome instructions on how to make one really long strip of bias tape.
It’s been a while since I checked in. What exactly have I been doing? I have been working on changing my Level IV class syllabus up. The next session will be a 2 Saturday class rather than 4 3-hour classes. It’s a little rough but I think that it can be done. It will require…
I used to laugh at my mom when she talked about reading the “foot book”. Why? Because it was not the “Foot Book” by Dr. Suess. It was the “foot book” for her Pfaff sewing machine. Now look at me. I am now obsessed with having all the sewing machine feet I can possibly get….
So, I’ve been using my serger for finishing edges but I know that it can do more. Why else would people be paying thousands of dollars for a machine like this? I need instruction. I have sketched out my dream hoodie and I want to make it happen. The book and video that came with…
So, I needed to come up with a name for the jeans. The original wide leg pants were “Sassy Britches”. The chef tested pants (with a whole lot of pockets) I make for Em are now “Smarty Pants”. I was thinking “Jeanious” but that name is apparently taken. So is “Injeanious”. The last day of…
The new serger will be arriving in just a few days. I decided it is time to get over my fear of sergers. This was spawned by the fact that I am striving to make more durable pants. I have been using my sewing machine to overlock the edges of the outer leg seam (I…
I promised my full post on Stitch. Here it is. First of all it was a bit of a shock to walk inside the Austin Music Hall to be greated by Stitch and not the Christmas Music layden Armadillo Christmast Bazaar (I worked the ‘Dillo for a few years and I have no desire to…
I just got back from Stitch- Fashion Show and Renegade Craft Fair. This is another reason why I am happy to be in Austin. Forget Music Capital, think Indie Craft DIY Central. I will have more to say on the event some other time. The one big thing that I walked out of there with…
My goal for the winter is to get over my fear of the serger. I’ve bought some really cool knits and I’ve actually done some sketching (which is something I don’t do often but I figure that if I am going to be on Project Runway one day I need to work on my sketching)….