by Beth | Aug 24, 2020 | Blog, cotton, fabric care, fashion, How To
I have spent a good part of the last 15 years learning and then teaching pothers about washing natural fibers. My ficus was wool but in my spinning life I was making yarn from lots of other types of natural fibers. All of that spinning experience led to some...
by Beth | Aug 3, 2020 | Blog, How To, Journals, planning
Can I ask you something? Do you have a morning routine? I want to have one. Well, I guess I already have one but I want to do something different. I have a planner. I’m actually back to a version of bullet journaling and I think it’s working out pretty...
by Beth | May 2, 2020 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, How To, planning, projects, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips, wool
I bought some fabric. I know, it’s not a surprise but I’m super excited about it because I knew exactly what I wanted to make with it when I bought it. It came from Seams in East Lansing, Michigan. Check that store out. There is plenty online and there are...
by Beth | Dec 9, 2019 | Blog, custom dressmaking, fashion, How To, projects, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips
At the Sewing Expo in Novi in November one of the best classes I took was with Joe Vecchiarelli who has been working in the fashion industry for over 40 years and is the costumer for Dancing with the Stars. The class was about draping and pattern making. Of course it...
by Beth | Nov 26, 2019 | Blog, How To, Retreats and Festivals, sewing, sewing class, sewing tips
Let me just tell you about this! Earlier in the year I got an email or saw an ad or something that told me that the Original Sewing and Quilt Expo would be close to my house. I am pretty sure it’s been coming to Novi Michigan for a long time but I wasn’t...
by Beth | Nov 4, 2019 | Blog, charm patterns, custom dressmaking, How To, minerva maker, projects, sewing
Now that I have 2 bodices that fit me well thanks to the class I took with Gretchen Hirsch I was thinking that those two bodices can be the basis for lots of future dresses. I’ve never been a pattern maker and so this felt like a good step on my journey. So I...
