Tag: sewing
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How Could a Seamstress Not?
The Spring of 2020 might look something like this in your home. For me it was without hesitation and with a feeling of how-could-I-not, I wanted to help where I could in our world’s crisis. What? People are sewing masks? I can do that! I chose the one man assembly line approach for production thinking…
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Making Connections
This morning, I am indulging in reminiscing. Perhaps because it is a typical snowy morning in January, the likes that have been unusually rare this winter. Or perhaps it is because I have recently recaptured my mojo for knitting and feel a need to keep my writing in sync or perhaps I was inspired by…
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Dart Detail for Fit After the Fact
It is typical to find me in my closet of hand knits when I am looking for something to wear. This past week was no different. I pulled out my lovely tri-color tunic I finished about six months, ago. I thought it would be the perfect layer for the weather and proceeded. With a casual, happy feeling I put on…
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“If only . . .” fix-it idea
“If only the sleeves were longer.” “If only the neck was loser.” “I wish I had shaped the side seams.” “If only” or “I wish” thoughts are prevalent in the world of hand knitting. They are phrases I very much want to avoid, of course, as they create your beautiful handiwork to have a lot of…
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Details, details / Gift Wrapping Knitting
I like details. I think they often make or break a decision, a choice, how I feel about something. Did you ever notice when an actor puts himself into character? The bow of a ballerina? The music before the start of a movie? The role of an actor does not begin at the first scene but…
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Drapey (Part 2 of 2)
What is it about Tom Scott that captures my attention? Whoever would think to take the traditional cardigan, flip it around, and call it fashionable? Tom Scott! AND, whoever would think to design a garment that is knitted from the bottom to the top, but is supposed to be worn sideways? You would think that…
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