Prioritizing the right kind of sewing project
Does your to-make list feel like a Google Calendar full of obligations? Even when we come up with our own “Make Nine” project lists to…
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2022 Holiday Gift Guide for Makers
An unconventional holiday gift guide for makers Because, let’s face it – makers are unconventional people who prefer to make their own clothes, home decor,…
Learning to Sew: How I Became a Sewing Husband
This year, for my wife’s birthday, I sewed her a custom-made Studio Tunic in a bark-green Nomad Linen with contrasting burnt orange top stitching. I…
6 simple tricks to spark your creativity
This story ends with a life-sized cat dragon and an equally large luna moth, but it begins with near burnout. This year has been anything…
Metabolizing sorrow through art
I was a generally happy kid who listened to sad songs for the inexplicable thrill of experiencing big human feelings. Snuggling my dog, I couldn’t…
Noticing and Making
On a recent walk in my neighborhood I stopped to take a picture of a bird’s nest. It isn’t as if I’d never seen one…
Why and how to learn to hand sew your clothes
I know a few things to be true about myself: Turtlenecks make me claustrophobic. I hate watching dramatic television. It gives me nightmares. I am…
Me Made May 2022
Many of us come to sewing and making to escape the wasteful, unsustainable cycle of fast fashion. Not only does fast fashion make us feel…
Guide to Buying Fabric Online
As you might guess, we’re pretty big fabric lovers around here, and we’re betting you are too. But there is a lot of fabric out…
Guide to Buying a Sewing Machine
Trustworthy advice for buying a sewing machine For a new sewist, perhaps nothing is more important or more confusing to find than a sewing machine…