Sewing and Textiles
Prewashing Fabric Before Sewing and When to Skip It
The first linen shirt I ever made fitted beautifully on a Sunday.
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Every project note we have published, newest first. Finished pieces, failed attempts, and the occasional argument with advice that sounds tidy and falls apart at the workbench.
Sewing and Textiles
The first linen shirt I ever made fitted beautifully on a Sunday.
Upcycling
My first ten attempts at cutting a wine bottle produced four drinking glasses and six jagged rings of green glass with a crack...
Games
People who make things with their hands tend to think in patterns.
Paper and Mixed Media
The first mixed media pad I bought was 98 lb, and I put a loose wash of watercolour across a page on the first evening.
Upcycling
The charity shop near me sells jumpers for $4 each, and the moth nibbled ones end up in a bin by the till for a dollar.
Paper and Mixed Media
My first afternoon with a gel plate produced 31 prints, and I kept four.