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I was inspired to experiment with making cowl necks because of this post over on Krisatomic. I’ve made a cowl neck tube before using a second hand sweater. You can see it here. It ended up turning into a hat. The sweater material was a little itchy so this time I made the tube using [...]
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My hairbrained blog has passed the ten thousand hits a day mark. It strikes me as odd since I barely maintain it and I only post haircuts that would work for my fine straight hair. I have a haircut scheduled for today. I’m going to keep the style I have now — center part/mid length [...]
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I stumbled upon a new book in the library about Frida Kahlo’s wardrobe. It is a gorgeous picture book. I stopped on this one photo because I love the way she has wrapped the scarf around herself. It almost looks like the scarf is a mobius strip.
Seeing this image renewed my interest in the idea [...]
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Wow! I love this new design by Uniform Studio. I’m inspired to try something similar using a second hand sweater. Perhaps I could cut a sweater up the front and then reattach it in this twisted style. I’ve never attempted making a proper button hole. I might need to just sew the buttons in place [...]
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There is an amazing article and slide show in the New York Times today about Rodarte (pronounced ro-DAR-tay). The women pictured above (Laura and Kate Mulleavy) “are sisters, artistic collaborators and partners in Rodarte. In the picture above they are looking through electronic wires that will be “incorporated into the shoes for their spring [...]
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I made this bag from a vintage typerwriter dust cover. I found the material in a fabric junk pile at Goodwill. I couldn’t resist that avocado color and circle/petal pattern. The material is almost like oil cloth. It is very difficult to sew. I will probably never attempt it again. Live and learn.
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I heard a neat story on NHPR about a vintage car junkyard in NH called Lane’s Garage. The junkyard takes up 22 acres. Can you imagine? 22 acres of beautiful old rusted vintage cars. It seems like a great resource for artists and crafters who use second hand or found objects in their work. I [...]
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