When is a Ham Not a Ham? When It's a Stitch Nerd Custom Ham

Isn't she a beauty?

As soon as I read Pam‘s blog post about  the custom pressing hams made at Stitch Nerd I had to have one!   The item I really wanted was a contour ham, this is a sewing/pressing tool I’ve craved  for years ( I kid you not – years)  and while [...]

Jewel Tool: A Perfect Rhinestone Setter

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A while ago I found the Rivet-In on Ebay and it’s one of the best rivet setters out there.   The merchant was Sue’s Sweet Beads and she asked me to review the Jewel Tool a rhinestone setter that she also sells.  This tool sets prong set rhinestones and it’s very similar to the Rivet-In, the main [...]

Make a Sleeve Board Cover

The Cover Pattern Traced Off

Finished Sleeve Board Covers – One wool side, one cotton side

A good sleeve board is something every sewer can use;  I find them a bit more useful than a sleeve roll.  The small one below I’ve had for years and it was okay but not really long [...]

A Great Tool: Rivet-In

Right now I’m finishing up a vest from Simplicity 2556 for Abby and she wants nailhead embellishments on the leather collar. The most secure way to attach studs or nailheads is with a bench setter, but they are way more expensive than what I need for an occasional project like this. Hot-Fix nailheads are not really an option [...]

Postcards from Kyoto - Misuyabari and Hakotou, for lovers of sewing and handcrafts

Used with permission of Just Hungry

Two blogs I read all the time are Just Bento (about that very subject) and her sister blog Just Hungry (about Japanese food and culture generally.)  Both are written by Maki, Japanese woman with a finely tuned palate and a deep love of food and culture. If [...]

A Great Beauty Tool

I have to say my hair is something I really can’t complain about, it’s always been easy to care for and looks pretty good 90% of time. Still, I was unhappy with every blow-dryer I’ve ever owned and I’ve owned at lot of them; they just seem to have a limited life span [...]

Gravity Feed Gymnastics

I love my gravity feed iron but I had to figure out a way to keep the cord and tubing out of the way when I use it.   The problem is the tubing goes up to the water jug suspended from the ceiling and the cord goes down to the wall outlet.   My Silver Star came [...]

M’am, Step Away From the Serger and No One Will Get Hurt

What is it about the zeitgeist of the 70′s ?  Was the entire decade was due to the failure of radical politics combined with cheap recreational drugs?  If I hadn’t lived through it to prove it really happened  I could totally see how a person could be come a 1970′s denier.  Some of you have seen this in email, but  – well – it’s [...]

A Great Sewing Tool – Yardage Calc for iPhone/iTouch

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A few months ago I was on Pattern Review and  noted on an iPhone/iTouch thread that  the available sewing related apps applied only to quilting.  I was surprised that someone hadn’t written an app that recalculates yardages for garment patterns.  Well, this morning I got [...]

Okay Back to Sewing

This little PC desk came from IKEA and it was easy to put together; the size is perfect as a base for my Touch n’ Sew buttonhole station.  The white bins are IKEA as well; I have eight of them in various sizes.  One interesting thing about their stuff is that its all designed to fit together, the space on the [...]

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