Archive for October, 2007
Off Again
I’ve been thinking of sharing more upholstery adventures here or at The Sewing Divas but never found the time to post this past few days. I’m not sure that people are interested in executing piped knife edge corners, though, considering the amount of hits lately and comments left to the posts. Oh well, [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )From the Long Haul…No Mall for Me!
I just returned from a 2000+ miles trip to Minneapolis where our company was a vendor at an educational conference. We stayed at the Marriot Airport, right across the street from a gigantic IKEA and the Mall of America. I spent one afternoon prowling the IKEA and that evening at the Mall. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )Stitchery at Ravelry
Ooooh, I didn’t expect to receive my invite so soon, last I looked there were 5000 people in front of me but
The Stitchery is now Stitchery at Ravelry.
And I’m leaving town today so I won’t have time to play over there with the yarn and fiber friends.
Oh well, since I’m also [...]
Biz-y Fashion Blogging and a Sad Warning
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Cut, Sew & Blog http://www.cutsewandblog.com came to my attention via The Business of Fashion Blog. Both seemed to perfectly fit the wide ranging interests at The Stitchery.
The almost daily updates at Cut, Sew & Blog are a [...]
Working with Wool!
I just found this wonderful photo at the MSNBC Photo Blog
Americo Corvalan, 57, sifts through recently cleaned and dried wool that will be combed and baled at the Lavalan Ltd. wool factory in Buenos Aires on Monday, Oct. 8. The factory’s 24 workers, who took over the facility in the aftermath of Argentina’s 2001 economic [...]
Bobbles Again, Oh No-o-o-o-o!!!!
Can we all say this together loudly and firmly:
Boobles Bobbles Should Never Be Located In The Area Of The Bust Point, Ever, OK????? (Maybe the deluded designers will hear us…)
Sadly brought to us by Garn Studios
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 5 so far )How to Make Upholstered Coverings for Crib and Changing Table
Please refer to yesterday’s post for more details: Preschool Work: Machine Knitted Baby Blanket & Coverings for Mattress Pads
Reader’s Digest Complete Guide to Sewing, 1978 edition
This book was revised and reissued in 2003 but the furniture section was removed. The sewing instructions are essentially the same, updated to include new fabrics, tools and [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 6 so far )Preschool Work: Machine Knitted Baby Blanket & Coverings for Mattress Pads
The first blanket is done!
The back is attached at each color change by “hanging a hem”, picking up the stitches of the front and hanging them on the needles, then knitting over both stitches.
This was the easiest job: just stapling upholstry grade vinyl to a board. There is a foam pad covered in [...]
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