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    Hello again! - Was für eine lange, lange Blogpause! Ich habe nicht geplant über zwei Monate nichts zu posten, bin einfach etwas rastlos und unmotiviert in Bezug auf den B...
    5 years ago
  • She's in Fashion
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    5 years ago
  • Craft Rambler
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    5 years ago
  • A Country Farmhouse
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    5 years ago
  • kathy dalwood studio blog
    Plaster Bas-reliefs - Casting directly from real objects and materials, I've been revisiting the ancient technique of bas-relief A few roses Banquet Baroque Coc...
    5 years ago
  • Acid coke
    - Дорогие мои читатели, Я прошу прощения за то. что мой блог так давно не обновлялся. Причиной тому стал мой переход на новую платформу. Вас ждет новый блог, ...
    5 years ago
  • The Midvale Cottage Post
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    5 years ago
  • Charity Shop Chic
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    5 years ago
  • SuzySewing
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    5 years ago
  • Lola Couture...Blog d'une ado qui coud✄
    Goodbye la blogueuse couture ! - Hello ! Je vous souhaite une belle année 2017 et vous donne rendez-vous sur mon nouveau site lolacouture.fr ! Cela faisait longtemps que vous n'avez pas v...
    5 years ago
  • L' ATELIER
    NOUVEAU BLOG - Je vous invite à me suivre pour de nouveaux articles sur www.ateliercharlotteauzou.com/fr/blogClassé dans:CREATIONS COUTURE
    5 years ago
  • A Challenging Sew
    Shopping for Fabrics and Notions in NYC - New Post up over on www.achallengingsew.com
    5 years ago
  • style court
    Scouting Vuillard - [*Nature morte au bougeoir* (*The Candlestick*), Edouard Vuillard, circa 1900. Oil on millboard. National Galleries Scotland. Larger view here.] This po...
    5 years ago
  • EvaDress
    - Click here for the latest post re: The finalist in the EvaDress Flirty 50's Pattern Challenge!
    6 years ago
  • Atlantic-Pacific
    ice cold // Aether - Jacket: Aether, also in black (also got this navy one). Sweater: Aether (also love this turtleneck). Oversized Scarf: Aether. Pants: Milly. Shoes: Christi...
    6 years ago
  • seymour
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    6 years ago
  • bohemian hellhole
    - This is amazing! http://light.leavittco.com/Bohemian_Hellhole I'm over the moon because I finally found it! Bohemian Hellhole
    6 years ago
  • Smith & Daphne
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    6 years ago
  • embroidered, woven, sewn and drawn
    Harga Like Fanpage Bergaransi - Seperti saat Anda tujuan layanan jasa like fanpage menambahkan pertukaran bbm untuk mengiklankan online, dalam artikel ini langsung kita akan sedikit untuk...
    6 years ago
  • The House of Mirth
    Penyakit akibat kelebihan vitamin c - Penyakit akibat kelebihan vitamin c - Vitamin C berperan dalam meningkatkan daya tahan tubuh yang berhubungan dengan kesehatan untuk mencegah tubuh anda te...
    6 years ago
  • Ohhh Lulu...
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    6 years ago
  • Sewaholic
    Minoru Jacket: Five Ways - We’re in the middle of some gorgeous summer weather. On those cooler summer evenings by the beach, hikes through the forest or just a rainy day, a jacket...
    6 years ago
  • yoshimi the flying squirrel
    Vogue 2900, June 2016. - Hi, if there is anyone. This is something like a photo-only post for my new vogue 2900, version 2016. I hope you're doing great. I've been doing OK-ish,...
    6 years ago
  • Veronica Darling's Crafty Adventures
    Dongmen Lu Fabric Market - Happy Wednesday! Time to get some fabric inspiration from the Dongmen Lu Fabric Market here in Shanghai! Can't believe how quickly 2016 is flying by! Hop...
    6 years ago
  • Disaster In A Dress
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    6 years ago
  • the full pincushion
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    6 years ago
  • What I Saw Today
    ALMOST TIME FOR THIS... -
    6 years ago
  • Sewing it up
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    6 years ago
  • Boo Dogg and Me
    In Season Silk Competition - or the dress of swishy swishyness - When Tessuti announced the In Season Silk Competition, I got really excited. You see, I love the pinky-purple coloured silk. The other colour-way is not fo...
    6 years ago
  • My Amphetamines & My Purls
    A Quick Note About Comments - Hi there, once and future readers. I wanted to post this to remind you that while this blog is still "active" I am not actively maintaining it. If you h...
    6 years ago
  • Diary of a Dot Mad Girl
    Laurel n:o 2 - All this moving malarkey has taken up an awful lot of time hence it's been a bit quiet on both the sewing and blogging front, but I'm hoping to get back in...
    6 years ago
  • THOUGHT PATTERNS
    Napier Lane or snapshots of a lazy gray cat - One of my most favorite little spots in San Francisco is Napier Lane. It's a little wooden plank street (apparently the only one still around), surrounded ...
    6 years ago
  • Emilia Bird
    woven wonder - During my big tidy up, I found a few little things that sparked joy that I put up on our wall and they are starting to look really nice. In our sitting roo...
    6 years ago
  • I n f u s i o n Fibers
    we’ve moved! - Hi folks, the new site is live and the blog has now moved. I am still working on importing the content of this blog over, but you can now find us at http:/...
    6 years ago
  • Decoration – Ancient & Modern, A blog by Thomas Jayne and the Jayne Design Studio
    A Debt of Inspiration to Henry Francis du Pont and Winterthur Museum - [image: image] Here I am (far left) with the Winterthur Fellows of the Class of ‘86 in front of the White House. January in New York – the annual four we...
    6 years ago
  • TigerFeet
    The Greatest Vintage Fabric Haul of all Time. - Just before Christmas I went to stay the weekend with a lovely old friend of my Dad’s from their glamorous days living in Bahamas in the '60s. Lovely wee...
    6 years ago
  • Frabjous Couture
    Work in Progress: Floral Wool Blouse - I am working with this beautiful lightweight wool. More in a post on my new blog.
    6 years ago
  • Sewing the 60s
    Triplets sewing challenge - collars and cuffs - Well hello and happy 2016 to you! I hope you had a pleasant festive season and new year! The boy and I just returned from our summer holiday in Port Stephe...
    6 years ago
  • Birds of a Thread
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    6 years ago
  • wearable muslin
    And now for something completely different... - Every year, my job combines the quarterly business review meeting with Halloween. I dressed up in 2014 but my heart wasn't in it. My costume was last-minut...
    6 years ago
  • Plays With Needles
    Merry Christmas! - *Merry Christmas one and all!* Thanks to Pam Kellogg and her request to participate in her 2016 Crazy Quilt calendar, I had a Christmas Card this year. I...
    6 years ago
  • A Fashionable Stitch
    lumberjack - You may recall, I made Mr. AFS a plaid flannel shirt a little over a year ago from Simplicity 1544. Since then I’ve gone on to make more versions of the sh...
    7 years ago
  • pattern ~ scissors ~ cloth
    Switching to Wordpress - Pattern Scissors Cloth is moving! I've been thinking about doing this for a while, and have finally decided to make the switch to a Wordpress blog. Here'...
    7 years ago
  • quixotic thread
    Wrapped + Warmed - Since I haven't posted anything knit-ish in ages, today feels like the perfect day to show off my Ludlow scarf. Just like Exeter, this was one of those ...
    7 years ago
  • LinnaeDesign
    OUTFIT • Chloe Drew & Burgundy - *For English translation and more photos click "read more".* Endlich führe ich mein neues Baby, die Chloe Drew, zum ersten Mal aus! Vorweg: Nein, ich habe m...
    7 years ago
  • THE DOWNEAST DILETTANTE
    THE BEAUTIFUL FENCE - A beautiful Greek Revival house,"Riverside" was built c.1840 on ancestral land, for the Glidden family of Newcastle, Maine, owners of an ocean sailing fle...
    7 years ago
  • Cotton Creek Sewing
    Let's Do It Again - Style Arc Sally Jean Skirt - It seems like that I stopped sewing once I got my new Juki! Not really, but it feels that way. Since April, I have made a new slip from Gertie's pattern,...
    7 years ago
  • Sew Lonnie
    2 New Creations - Hello! It's been a while! But this time I have a valid excuse for my absence, I've been busy creating a small person - his name is Reuben and he was 3 mon...
    7 years ago
  • The Long & Winding Bobbin
    Vogue 8998, Clove Attack! - Do you sew to wear? Or just for the love of sewing? Sometimes finished items languish in my wardrobe waiting to see the light of day. Why? Because I'm busy...
    7 years ago
  • Color Collective
    - CHECK IT OUT NOW!
    7 years ago
  • i heart fabric
    Sewing Pattern Inspiration - *Copy Cat Pattern Styles* A good thing to have when you're trying to sew your own wardrobe is to find outfit styles that you like and ones that you know wi...
    7 years ago
  • Brown Paper Patterns
    Pattern Notebook: McCalls 7094 - the top of giganticness - Despite the fact that I use the handle 'Ms. McCall' as my online sewing persona, I have almost stopped sewing McCall's patterns. It's been so long, I could...
    7 years ago
  • earthen acres
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    7 years ago
  • j.kaori designs
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    7 years ago
  • Russell's Shirts
    Circle A Brand Website - How time flies... So, to bring things up to speed the Kickstarter went great, and now I'm currently working on getting all of those orders out. Looking a...
    7 years ago
  • Cats and Crafts
    Crochet Granny Square Top - I got married on May 16th!! It was wonderful and beautiful and amazing. I made my dress, veil, and petticoat. It's taking me a while to organize my thought...
    7 years ago
  • Annabel Vita
    Removing lace window treatment with cornflour / cornstarch - Just a quick post to update you on how it went when I removed the lace window treatment with cornflour / cornstarch. When it came to be time to move out, I...
    7 years ago
  • Coser Cosas
    Sewaholic Granville Shirt - La version en español se encuentra aquí. It took forever to get these pictures taken. A bit of sunshine and warmth is long overdue... For this shirt, I fou...
    7 years ago
  • Not Your Average Average
    Pregnancy Style: Sister's Tea - Admittedly, I totally failed at blogging my outfits during my pregnancy. However, I still want to share them, so here is one of my cutest looks from tho...
    7 years ago
  • Make it 'til you fake it
    Sunhat to rule all sunhats - I’m a large person. Accordingly, my head is larger than average. It’s not outrageously big… 24″/61cm… but I’ve seen women’s hats where a size L is 58cm. Al...
    7 years ago
  • metamorphose
    Latex maritim - Kleid mit Harness
    7 years ago
  • Bobbins and Whimsy
    Return of the Two-Timing Hobbyist - You know the scene at the end of the Avengers when Marvel’s finest are gathered at the shawarma restaurant, eating, exhausted–but with an attitude of quiet...
    7 years ago
  • Raw Glow Blog
    Green Smoothie Tips – Avoiding Diasters - We've all had the experience where we were let down because of our green smoothie's pungent flavor. Here are a few green smoothie tips to avoid such disast...
    7 years ago
  • mystitchnbitch
    Baby room additions - Hello all, yes I have been MIA as usual but to be honest I really haven’t been doing much sewing lately. I refuse to sew any garments until after the baby ...
    7 years ago
  • Miss P
    Moving Day! - Guess spanking just moved the kettle, so stop by and check where I will be flowing how I like. We can sit upturned! slightly very shortly coming *www.ake...
    7 years ago
  • sew she says
    PDP Report - As a year group, we have managed to raise a decent amount of money towards our final year expenses. This means that we can spend a bit of money to make o...
    7 years ago
  • The Story of a Seamstress
    The Beginning of a New Blog - I am back at long last to say...this is my last post here. The reason it has been so quiet in this space for many months, is I have been in the process of...
    7 years ago
  • domesticnews
    Manchego y Membrillo - What to do with a flat of quinces? Make quince cheese (paste), for this classic Spanish appetizer! I have never used quinces and could not resist trying th...
    7 years ago
  • The Vintage Dressmaker
    Sigh... - It has come to my attention, sadly, that someone has copied and pasted the content of this blog (word for word, text and images) on their own blog and clai...
    7 years ago
  • SewStylist
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    7 years ago
  • Empress Of The Eye®
    The Last Round Up - After 5 years I have had a great time writing this blog and my life has been enriched by fellow bloggers and readers. Recently my time has been spent desig...
    7 years ago
  • Positive Greenism
    A new year, a new hat design! - Happy new year, internet world! The last few weeks have been wonderful with lots of festive fun and travels. Now that the new year has begun, I have starte...
    7 years ago
  • Sew Her Style
    DIY Flirty Apron! - Hello everyone! This is what I have spent the last couple of days doing. I was surprised to find how easy it was to make! I have attached a small diagra...
    7 years ago
  • Bec Stitches
    My Sewing Hiatus - Hello people, my gosh I feel like I haven’t blogged in freaken ages, probably because I haven’t. My last post was back from flippin July when I made my N...
    7 years ago
  • Featherty Sews
    I made a coat [with smoochy lips AND the flu] - Damn. I sewed the buttons on too tight. Four or five years ago, two different sewing bloggers posted beautiful projects using this same embroidered wool. I...
    7 years ago
  • Dream State
    Life Lately - I have abandoned this blog almost completely. Life has become rather interesting in the last couple of years. As you know I was making enough money to quit...
    8 years ago
  • The Handstitched Files
    Knitting: Pull Presque Sessun - It's been a while, hasn't it? I've been sewing a lot and feeling very creative lately, but seriously lacking motivation to take pictures and blog. I think ...
    8 years ago
  • AMBATALIA
    GIVEINDIGO - *Ambatalia GIVEINDIGO PROJECT* An indigo world quilt-100% proceeds goes to charity. Using instagram September 15th 2014 I called upon indigo dyers from ar...
    8 years ago
  • dear golden | vintage
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    8 years ago
  • All Style and All Substance
    Completed: Anti-UFO Project - Hello my chickadees! How has it gone with your Anti-UFO projects? Did you manage to accomplish what you set out to do? If you've written a wrap-up post, ma...
    8 years ago
  • The Makings of an Urban Rustic
    tangles and ATC's - ATC using Nymph tangle. I was asked the other day if I had tangled recently and I had to say "no" but I had to inwardly admit that I have been thinking of...
    8 years ago
  • The Sew Convert
    The Full Moon Experiment - This is not my usual sewing post. I am lost. Yes, lost. Yet, the truth is I’ve never felt so lost yet exhilarated with the potential of what’s happening. I...
    8 years ago
  • stardustsoul
    Robin Williams as Peter Pan - My favorite portrait to date because if what it means to me. He touched so many lives. May he rest in peace.
    8 years ago
  • bernie and i
    Reversible woven (non-stretch) crop top - With so many things on my endless sewing queue I had to ask myself- what do I want to make the most? what will I get the most wear/enjoyment out of. Wouldn...
    8 years ago
  • Farmhouse Garden
    Oh, how far we've come... - As a vintage pattern/style enthusiast, over the past few years I have encountered many discussions via blog post or article regarding our romanticizing of ...
    8 years ago
  • Me and My Polar Bear
    Hidcote Gardens - In case you missed it, we started a new blog , Ice and Earth a couple of months ago. There a some new sewing posts, trips and even ‘guest appearance’ from ...
    8 years ago
  • Off The Cuff ~Sewing Style~
    Mini-TUTORIAL: Gathered or Puffed? It's all about the Seam Allowances! - The Riviera Annisette Top is one of my favorite styles from HotPatterns, and a perfect style to demonstrate how manipulating the shoulder seam allowance...
    8 years ago
  • handmade by Laurel
    Centaurée B&W - Here's my first take on the Deer & Doe Centaurée dress. I fell in love with this pattern as soon as I saw it, and originally tried to follow the sew-alo...
    8 years ago
  • Filly Designs
    Sidestep - Hey everyone, I have a new website and blog! Come on over and check it out! FILLY FOREVER!
    8 years ago
  • Caught On A Whim
    Sewn: Megan Nielsen's Briar Tee - Epps!! I've sewn my very first t-shirt! I can't even believe it's taken me this long to branch out into sewing with knit fabric. I mean, I've already h...
    8 years ago
  • My 40 Day Juice Fast
    My (non juice fast) 3 Day Cleanse ((updated)) RESULTS ARE IN! **At the bottom** - So, my life has been so insanely crazy busy lately that I've not been able to do a juice fast but I still need a cleanse, especially after my birthday cele...
    8 years ago
  • Hanging by a Thread: One girl's sewing adventures
    First Alder! - I finished my first Alder, using Robert Kaufman cotton/linen chambray. If you haven't checked out this new pattern from Grainline yet, you should. The patt...
    8 years ago
  • Sew There Tammy
    Grainline Studio Scout Tee - *I * purchased t*he Grainline Studio Arch*er Button Up Shirt *pattern eons ago. I even went so far as to print it out though the sheets never got taped ...
    8 years ago
  • Dana's Designs
    Looking for Dana's Designs? - I've moved to a new address: danas-designs.blogspot.com! This page will redirect in a few seconds, but feel free to book mark the new url for future use.
    8 years ago
  • Cirque Du Bebe
    I've moved! - Hello! Hurrah! If you're reading this it means I've made it back into the blogosphere. My new site is NOW LIVE, which makes this my last official post as ...
    8 years ago
  • Vintage Bobbin
    Owning Is Riskier Than Lending But More Rewarding - Approaching your retirement means shifting your investments more towards income-based investments and away from equity-based investments. You've less ti...
    8 years ago
  • Tikismikis
    Seguimos en construcción... - El proceso de renovar el blog está tomando más tiempo del que pensaba. Así que mientras tanto, puedes cotillear un poco en mi Instagram si te apetece ;-) T...
    8 years ago
  • LOVE AESTHETICS
    MOVING / Hello New Love Aesthetics - [image: photo love-aesthetics-move-box.gif] It has been exactly 6 years since I wrote my first post on Love Aesthetics and my digital brainchild was born. ...
    8 years ago
  • Muddy Hands
    Why this blog ends here and begins again... - I am so grateful for all who have supported the Muddy Hands blog and Sustainability School Project. After nearly 20 months of dropping this blog, I am back...
    8 years ago
  • Lula Louise
    Moodboard – What I'm Loving Now - While the rest of the country is doused in a thick layer of snow, Los Angeles stays dry and warm. The days have been sunny with highs in the 80s. As soon ...
    8 years ago
  • Adelaide's Homesewn
    Areile Alasko - I can't remember what instagram rabbit hole led me to ariele alasko, but i'm thankful i've found her. She is an artist and woodworker in Brooklyn who use...
    8 years ago
  • Ruffles Gazebo
    An Amazingly Hideous Christmas Shirt - *So Christmas is well and truely over... and I haven't posted in months....BUT WHAT THE HELL!!! Here's a post!* Who would have thought Christmas fabric can...
    8 years ago
  • Jonathan Quearney
    Tokyo Spring 2014 - Dear all, It is my pleasure to confirm my next visit to Tokyo in February 2014. Saturday 1st - Wednesday 5th February. I am planning to take appointmen...
    8 years ago
  • four square walls
    overlock & overload - I had an epic jersey stash-busting sewing marathon this past week. I recently organized my sewing room (see proof here) and sorted my fabric by type/cont...
    8 years ago
  • COB & ON
    Mud Dauber School of Natural Building! - I am excited to announce the posting of the first workshop opportunity at the Mud Dauber School of Natural Building! At this point, the school is still v...
    8 years ago
  • treadling in benin | treadling in benin
    the benin quilt. the end. - Attention! This site is no longer being updated as of Nov 25th, 2013. Please visit http://cathywu.com/journal/kalali/ if you’re still curious about what I’...
    9 years ago
  • Peggy's Pickles
    Remember me…? - Well, it has been an awfully long time since I said hello from Peggy’s Pickles – 16 months to be precise! Although the lack of blogging suggests I have bee...
    9 years ago
  • Involving the Senses
    Shalom Cardigan now available on Ravelry - There is some sort of hitch in my pattern hosting website, so the Shalom Cardigan pattern (English version) can be found as a free Ravelry download. Click...
    9 years ago
  • Dapper Duds
    Wildcats! - Hey everybody, it’s been a while :) sorryi’mnotsorry. The gorgeous summer has left us and I’m feeling a little blue about the next 9 months of rain. Oregon...
    9 years ago
  • Gervais de Bédée
    Lunch with Goti - *WHAT MAKES A MEAL* *I*t could be nothing more than a Goto. A glass. From Venice. Here's one of them above, hand blown. It was a gift from a friend who c...
    9 years ago
  • all dressed up and nowhere to go
    More Tie Dye and a Hemlock Tee - I was fortunate to spend part of my week camping along the California coast, and I have to admit I spent more than a day in my comfy new Grainline Hemlock...
    9 years ago
  • Unicornucopia
    What up, sewing people? - I've not returned to blog, only to mention that I'm researching for my M.Arch thesis, and it's about pattern drafting. If you are a rhino user, I'm willing...
    9 years ago
  • Peneloping
    Just a heads up.. - I’m in the process of doing some blog-moving/editing/tweaking so if I accidentally disappear or suddenly become a huge garish mess, please don’t judge me. ...
    9 years ago
  • evesewcool
    Style ARC Ashley dress pattern review - *Pattern Description: * ASHLEY DRESS: This dress can be made with a ruched designer skirt or, if you prefer a plain pencil skirt. The new interesting slee...
    9 years ago
  • Sew Eclectic
    And she’s back - Well…. Where do I start? It has been a long time since my last post but I’m getting back into the swing of things. It’s not that I haven’t been making or s...
    9 years ago
  • A La Amelia
    Houndstooth. - Don’t worry, I have already given myself a big slap on the wrist for being such a lazy blogger, but to be honest, sewing is the last thing I feel like doin...
    9 years ago
  • Knitting Iris
    injured - An impromptu chilly morning walk after dropping the boys off at school. Cold and caffeine kept the pace brisk. The camera slowed it down. There was a sense...
    9 years ago
  • dressesandhats
    Steichen, Lawrence Pierrette in Vreeland Allure. - Ah, the allure of a pierrette… the eyes, the lips, the cap, the frill. Beautiful, delicate and strong – androgyny.
    9 years ago
  • arh
    - Working on some printed matter.
    9 years ago
  • Miss Muslin
    model kebaya wisuda modern - model kebaya wisuda modern - Bagi Anda para mahasiswa perguruan tinggi setelah sekian lama menempuh pendidikan pastilah Anda akan mengalami wisuda. Wisuda ...
    9 years ago
  • The Selfish Seamstress
    Free pattern: Make your own Kate Spade-inspired faux fur pullover! - Well, Selfish readers, you’re in for a treat today because Selfish has a prezzie for you! That’s right, it’s another freebie pattern to download, and all I...
    9 years ago
  • Sewn by Ellen
    My Best Dressed List - I watched the Oscars last night with my sister, Anna. We watch it every year together. With a mom who studied theater arts in college, my whole family has ...
    9 years ago
  • tulipandthistle.wordpress.com/
    2012 in review - The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The new Boeing 787 Dreamliner can carry about 250 pa...
    9 years ago
  • TRACIE ELLIS DESIGN
    Santa Berries - OMG these are too cute!!! I think I am going to have to make these for Christmas. Santa Berries from leannebakes blog - not only ...
    10 years ago
  • THE GOLDEN SMITH
    Stone Matrix - I found myself in need of making a round rod into a half-round section, that is, flat on the bottom and round on top. So I thought Id try an ancient solu...
    10 years ago
  • the habit of being
    A New Beginning - After many years at The Habit of Being, I have decided on a fresh start. Please visit me at my new home Give Me Light. I will be settling in there shortly...
    10 years ago
  • A Little Home Sewn
    Interior Design Ideas - [image: Interior Design Ideas Purple Color] Interior decorating involves a diverse area of interests, including painting, carpeting, wallpaper, tiling, ligh...
    10 years ago
  • among the oaks
    Grubbing out area for the woodshed - Not a big one, I still have room under the bus for wood. There will be a path, too.
    10 years ago
  • The Greedy Seagull
    Return from the Dead - Hello there friends, I have not indeed died. I did drop off the face of the blogging earth for a couple months, but for a good reason; my life has been ...
    10 years ago
  • Loohoo Originals
    Cuffed Pants Hem Tutorial - I bought some great pants from Ann Taylor recently, a rayon/cotton/spandex blend herringbone fully lined in poly, with cuffed hems. For $40, thank you add...
    10 years ago
  • Igor + André
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  • Vintage Girl
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    10 years ago
  • mud for everyone
    Aprovecho Sustainable Shelter Series 2011: Inside Insulation Course - Welcome to Aprovecho! This year is the first of an annual offering called the Sustainable Shelter Series. It's an amazing overview of natural construction ...
    10 years ago
  • earthly delight
    New York, home for now - Found a furnished room in Brooklyn. A room so far beyond my expectations, I can hardly believe my luck, finding a place so perfectly conducive to peace and ...
    10 years ago
  • little cotton dresses
    Ikea Dressers + Shelves for office/sewing room - I made a little storage for my sewing room. By little I mean big. By my sewing room I mean the office which I'm slowly taking over as a sewing room. The...
    10 years ago
  • City Stitching with Christine Haynes
    A Garden Stroll - Yesterday I took the day off. I know, the whole day off! It's super easy as someone who's self employed to always be working, but it's important to take ...
    10 years ago
  • Claire Kennedy Design
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    10 years ago
  • THE SEWING DIVAS sewing, design, fashion
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    10 years ago
  • miss lola marie
    - W and I are so inspired by nature.... there are butterflies, bees, and branches everywhere in our home. We have been wanting to do this installation in ou...
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  • Eugenia's (fabulous) world of fashion
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    11 years ago
  • BARRIENTOS
    AUTUMN BRIDE - It has being a year since my last post. What a year it has being! One I can’t wait to leave behind. Like many people, this economy has dragged me down and ...
    11 years ago
  • Building a cob house
    An Artful House - So much has happened since my last post. We were so excited about finishing the cellar that we just kept pushing to get more of the house done. Our summer ...
    11 years ago
  • A Vintage Thread
    Trying to be clever - Sorry for the radio silence I haven't been sewing why? THIS! that's 11 books 3 notepads and 1 notebook I've been reading for and writing my dissertation...
    11 years ago
  • burjeune
    Gail K - Here is a little peek into one of my favorite stores in Atlanta: Gail K Fabrics! [image: Gail K Fabrics] I've been shopping around online for fabrics sinc...
    11 years ago
  • Powder Pink World
    London Trip - I just came back from my London trip a few days ago. I spent 10 days there and let me tell you it was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. London is a wonderful city with a wond...
    11 years ago
  • Something in the Way She Sews
    Finished Object - Burda Style 02-2011-101 in Blue - I am really pleased with how this dress from the February Burda Style came out. It was made with the same fabric as the Blue Sorbetto, which I think is lov...
    11 years ago
  • L'Écho de la Mode 1956
    Collections Mariages 1958 - Je suis tombée sur ce superbe numéro spécial mariage sur une brocante. Il date de 1958 ou 1959, je ne parviens pas à lire la date. C'est une publication de...
    11 years ago
  • True Style Is Eternal
    Final Collection - These images are of my final collection at Uni; the collection was based upon reptiles and the contrast between soft flowing materials and more stru...
    11 years ago
  • kcckl
    Courtney Geier: Honesty and Criticism Meet Respectively 2/2 - …. Tuesday, May 10th was probably the most enigmatic. Trend Unions, Lidewig Edelkoort, held a presentation dedicated to trend forecasting for fall 2012 and...
    11 years ago
  • Creative Accomplishments
    Another go at it -
    11 years ago
  • Demure Folk
    Easter! - Given recent weather, Easter could not have been any better. It turned out to be sunny and warm for most of the day! We spent the day watching Fargo, hidin...
    11 years ago
  • the architecturalist
    Windsor Ruins, Claiborne County, Mississippi - Historic American Buildings Survey, James Butters, Photographer. Mar, 20, 1936. FRONT VIEW (WEST ELEVATION) Image via the Library of Congress Most of what ...
    11 years ago
  • * felicie à paris *
    Tiens, on est le premier avril! - Ho là là, cela fait donc un an que j'écris sur ce blog, que vous me répondez, que je vous réponds, que nous dialoguons, quoi... Un an, c'est un peu long, n...
    11 years ago
  • Mimi Goodwin
    My Videos: Free Downloads!!!!! - Go here for downloads and update my blog address if you haven't already, I moved :)
    11 years ago
  • Sewing Bits
    Moving.... - I just realized I haven't written in about a year. A lot has happened and a lot has changed. And together with all the changes, it's time to leave this blo...
    11 years ago
  • Today I made...
    MOVED! - Moved: http://ekatearcher.blogspot.com See you there!
    11 years ago
  • Bubblegum 4 Breakfast
    Season's Greetings - Just back from NYC and below is the only photo I have to show for it; Cartier's lovely gift-wrapped building. My apologies for such a long absence. It's ...
    11 years ago
  • perle gorjux
    Collection development - My main source of inspiration for my 15 piece collection is based around the characteristics of the straitjacket and prison confinement, in terms of textur...
    12 years ago
  • A Sewn Wardrobe
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    12 years ago
  • Peep, Peep, Bird
    In progress: Vogue 1044 - Here is the pattern front for the “Dress 2” from my storyboard. I’m a sucker for pintucks, but such a pain. I’m making version B, in a sort of violet-grey,...
    12 years ago
  • Sew I Thought...
    Big Big Big News - So I am making the official move to self hosting. You can now find me at SewIThought.com Please update all links and bookmarks to this new site and I alrea...
    12 years ago
  • the luxurious vagabond
    Well It's Been Awhile - It's pretty obvious that my posts trickled off in August. Sad to say, my sewing habits mirrored that trend as well. University studies have consumed my tim...
    12 years ago
  • Wel-Mode
    Pineapple reticule - There is a Empire costume and a pineapple reticule from the Kyoto Costume Institute. I've always wanted to own such a cute reticule/bag and when I went ...
    13 years ago
  • I am solar powered.
    The Exchange - I have been back in San Francisco for 7 months. I stumbled upon this video of The Exchange and wanted to share it here. I mentioned The Exchange in a previ...
    13 years ago
  • Good Hooking
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    15 years ago
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  • The Story Girl
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  • mind of winter
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  • camp comfort
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  • Colette Patterns
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  • Helmi otsalla
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  • blooming leopold vintage & handmade
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  • The Fabled Needle (Blog)
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  • Birdy & Me : Illustrations & Musings by Kelly Smith
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  • yellow warbler knits
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