Last week I bought a Pantone Color Guide and it’s amazing how useful it is. Savvy fabric websites like Emma One Sock and Gorgeous Fabrics already use Pantone color numbers in their fabric descriptions, and I hope this becomes a standard for all fabric and sewing trim websites (are you listening, M&J Trim and [...]
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She arrived in less than 24 hours! No need to run another photo – she looks exactly like the photo on Ebay. Her name is Della. Finally, after lusting away for years, today I ordered a professional dress form. I found it on Ebay at Dress Form Mannequin Factory Outlet,and while it’s not a Wolf (which would cost three times as much), the company that makes them gets high ratings for their service and the quality of the form. It has all the features I [...] My mother sent me these vintage needle booklets for Christmas – aren’t they wonderful? She said in her note that she found them at a “second hand sale” and as soon as I opened them I felt an immediate and powerful connection to the sewist who used them. My favorite tools are always the ones I make myself. I [...] My mother gave me this for Christmas, and I just gave it a try for the first time. It’s a great alternative to a regular metal thimble. When I hand sew I like to have as much dexterity as possible, and this product is just a small metal disc with an adhesive pad on [...] |
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