Telling Stories with Clothes
Sometimes I feel guilty for liking clothes as much as I do. I daydream about clothes while driving when I could be educating myself about…
Tag: making life
Meredith’s Garment Story
It is true that I’ve fallen in love with many a dress. Fallen in love with many a sewing technique. I love the satisfaction of…
Meg’s Garment Story
I did not make you. But my love for you made you come alive. You are the velveteen rabbit of my closet, pulsing with meaning,…
Judith’s Garment Story
An easy-wear pair of daytime pants were in order. I kept on wearing my pyjama pants – a waistband with a button wasn’t going to…
David’s Garment Story: The Continued Adventures of a Sewing Husband
Where did we leave off? There was a pandemic. And as an actor/bartender in NYC with theaters and bars shut down, I needed a job. …
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…
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…
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…