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…
Tag: slow fashion
Sewing Basics 2 is here!
Take the next step in your sewing journey by making the Nocturne Top in Sewing Basics 2, the third course in our Sew Your Clothes…
Quilted Vest Hinterland Hack
Let me start this by saying that hacking a pattern is a fairly new skill for me, but a fun one I have been exploring…
Choosing Knits for Talam
Choosing a knit fabric can feel overwhelming Especially for something like the Talam Jumpsuit, which needs to fit and be comfortable on every part of…
The twelve year project
I don’t remember taking this photo twelve years ago Like many moments in the weeks after I gave birth to my first baby, this moment…
Knitting with Plant Fibers
I am rereading a favorite novel of mine I Capture the Castle is a coming of age story, narrated by seventeen year old Cassandra, as…
Styling Skirts for Summer
Maybe it is me, maybe it is being back in the south, but this summer has felt like there is something crackling under the surface,…
Party Dresses
If the past year and a half is a chrysalis a time characterized by dissolving and re-making, here I am – a new butterfly covered…
Refresh Your Clothes with Embroidery
I’ve mentioned more than once that embroidery was my first fiber and stitching related hobby. I learned to hand sew as a child, and it…
Me Made May Week 4
Meredith’s Me Made May Week 4 Day 1: Seamwork Penny Dress + Clogs This dress was a big step forward for me in my sewing…