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Despite having already posted photos in self-sewn lingerie, swimsuit edition images are a bit more nerve-inducing. I did get my feet wet last summer, with photos in shorts (which I generally don’t...
Meow. Hello whiskery crazy crotch. Let’s pretend this is a Japanese horror flick from the turn of the century. Crazy crotch gets a little closer.Every.Time.You.Blink.You can see it a mile away....
Awesome shot, Ry! Don’t worry, I didn’t lose a tooth on the hike – that’s just my zipper pull :)Before packing up the car for a week in NH, I made certain to write up this blog post, take photos...
digging the 80s vibe. not digging the big hair.This weekend I was working on my jeans. Yeah, I’ve totally taken the long way ’round with them. Let’s call it the scenic route, to put a positive spin...
Survive! the climb up the mountain.Fight! the urge to return to the screen as entertainment.Liberate! yourself from the chair.Mark this post as read. Get up and get out. It’s a very rebellious act...
Summer. New Hampshire. Blue skies. Big rocks. Choppy fresh water. I put in a lot of hours on this lake/reservoir growing up. And jumped off this rock a lot, too! In fact, it was really strange...
Oh, hello there. Remember the days of multiple posts per week, and my blog hopping around like a busy little bunny? Yeah, neither do I. Ha! It wasn’t that long ago! I do have finished objects to...
Yes, darlings. Pi. Π. As in math. Or maths, if you’re of the British persuasion. Maybe even Australian. I don’t know what y’all call the numbers game down there. What I do know is that blue-violet...
Don’t we all? Who isn’t in love with Amy’s style, sewing and writing? We were in our adopted hometown last week, so I felt it absolutely necessary to stalk email the lovely keeper of the the cloth...
Oy! I’ve been absent the last few days, and am going to be again. We spent a long holiday weekend off-grid in Maine throwing sticks, catching sticks (that was Mushka), stacking wood, running on...
Hey guys and gals, I’m pretty psyched about this news. Three of my photographs were chosen for this exhibit in southern Maine. I don’t know if there are any Mainers (Mainiacs) out there, or any...
I imported these photos into wordpress before traveling to see my family for a long weekend, but there was simply too much going on to write a post. So, without further ado, here’s le Taffy. Yeah,...
I am so pumped after yesterday afternoon, when I spent a couple hours at a middle school teaching a sewing lesson. The classrooms there are filled with kids who are from low-income communities....
Apologies to Armistead Maupin. I have no idea how it happened, but as an impressionable youth, I chanced upon Tales of the City, and couldn’t put the series down. After that (in my history of...
Day 2 – Vogue 8398, Burda 8155 Day 3 – Moto Jacket & Carl (JJ) No, really. I keep letting my blog reader get out of control full, to the point where my heart my skips a beat when I see the number...
I almost forgot to post my pledge, so here you have it: I, Lavender of threadsquare, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’12. I will wear one handmade/upcycled garment each day for the duration...
No, not really. Heartbreaking. Staggering. Mess. Okay, so I’m being a bit melodramatic here. But I had really high hopes for finishing up my Taffy for the great parade over on Esplanade Erin and...
Just a quickie… have you checked out Google’s doodle today? Go on and unzip their home page for some history on Gideon Sundback, inventor of the modern zipper. How cool is that?! Sewing geekiness...
the road is ours At long last, here’s my waxed canvas moto jacket, and I’m dang proud of it. I’ve been wearing it as much as possible over the past week, and even in the rain yesterday, which...
I feel like a bad blogger lately. The weather has been gorgeous, I’ve been trying not to spend so much time glued to the computer, spend more time with words on paper, etc. Marathon Monday was two...
Wow, someone must have switched my hippy detergent with the sort containing optical brighteners. How else to explain the gift of the Sunshine Award from Leah? My career as a cheerleader was...
Hey hey! Several weeks ago I found a fantastic surprise in my inbox from Simplicity patterns. They asked if I would like to participate in a blog hop and pattern giveaway. Why, yes. Yes I would....
If you’ve been on BurdaStyle this week, you may have recognized my mug Hop on over to read about my bratty ways, forcing my dear Mom into total pattern redesign. But how could she say no to that...
My waxed canvas jacket is coming along nicely, if slowly. I had wanted to finish it for this week’s Sew Weekly challenge, the spring sewing palette. Yesterday’s visit to the deCordova museum and...
I’m still catching up with my blog reading, but I did notice a recurrent them of late: lots of people were feeling overwhelmed or not just feeling the sewing/blogging mojo. Peeps be a little backed...
Remember when I mentioned that spring was decidedly not in the air? Well, on its official first day, when my narcissus are poking through and the windows are open, the weather people predict...
Okay, so we haven’t actually done any long bouts of hiking/cycling/running, but for the past two weekends, we’ve been on the road. First to my parents’, then to Ry’s, an even longer trip. It’s...
Last Thursday, my latest dress made it to the feature spot on the Sew Weekly. Once again, I was truly surprised and flattered! The theme was refashion/upcycling. I almost sat it out, but then...
I know it’s rude to boast, but when you come home with a small bag stuffed to the brim of these wonders of cloth, it’s hard not to feel a little chuffed. Especially when it was free. I paid nothing...
In fact, after a completely mild winter, we are currently experiencing the sort of slushy snowy mix that makes one want to stay inside, drink lots of tea, eat soup and watch movies. Our first...
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