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cristae: June 2010
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Monday, June 28, 2010. Wow, I'm old.). If the airline blanket skirt is my favorite, my brown circle skirt is definitely second favorite. I found this vintage brown linen at a garage sale about four years ago and made my first circle skirt. As you can see, the hemline is very uneven, in fact it's not really a. Here's a close-up of the tie and button to keep the opening closed. (notice the sloppy stitching). And here is my next attempt at a circle skirt, which as you can see has an even hemline- hooray!
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cristae: Smocked Dresses
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Friday, May 27, 2011. I decided to try using elastic thread to make a smocked/shirred dress for my daughter to wear this summer. I followed Dana's instructions. From her blog MADE. Both versions I made were from tank tops that don't fit me very well. This blue one was too big for me, and is consequently too big around for my daughter. The yellow tanktop is too small for me, and the dress came out too small for her too! Can you believe I haven't taken a picture of her in it yet? May 28, 2011 at 12:07 PM.
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cristae: August 2010
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Monday, August 23, 2010. Tartan. the beginning. I have just jumped off the diving board into the deep end of a huge project that I've wanted to weave for at least three years. tartan cloth! I designed my own tartan based off of my triangle shawl, since I like the color combination so much. My family name doesn't have a tartan, so I figured making one up was even more fun. It wasn't until after I'd designed it that I realized most tartans are symmetrical. Oh well! Tuesday, August 17, 2010. The fabric stri...
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cristae: May 2010
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Monday, May 31, 2010. This is another project started during pregnancy and not completed until after the baby was born. In hindsight, I don't think my belly would have fit under the waistline, even though I made it higher. The way it turned out reminds me a little of a regency-style dress. My mother-in-law bought me the amazing fabric at a store in St. Louis- it's a linen and silk blend. Just heavenly in texture! I would make everything out of this if I could. The pattern is from Folkwear. This project w...
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cristae: Color Workshop
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Monday, April 11, 2011. Our guild hosted another workshop on the most popular topic in the weaving world:. Our instructor was Ruby Leslie and her topic was how weave structure effects visual color blending. We all brought our own loom set up with a specific weave structure (all different ones) and then had a round robin weave-a-thon so that everyone got to weave each of the different structures. This is the weave structure from my loom, called "bumberet". I had never seen anything like it before....You g...
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cristae: July 2010
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Monday, July 26, 2010. Remember last year about this time. I had just put a project on the loom at Missouri Town (a historical site I volunteer at). Well, it's finally finished. I stitched the two halves down the middle to make one big blanket and hemmed the two ends. Monday, July 19, 2010. I'm using an "undulating herringbone" pattern that I've been wanting to try for years. I'm so pleased with how it's coming out- and I didn't make any threading mistakes, hooray! Tuesday, July 6, 2010. Did it end up be...
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cristae: March 2011
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Sunday, March 20, 2011. It's finished and my entry form is submitted! I'll post details about making it soon. Below is my artist's statement. Thursday, March 3, 2011. I'm trying pattern making again. Of course I'm self-taught so it's all a guessing game and past results have not been pretty. Ah, the challenge! This time is different because I'm using a shirt/tunic that I own to "rub" the pattern from. Sometimes I will make the buttons off center on purpose. this was not on purpose. I still haven't gotten...
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cristae: Owls
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Sunday, June 5, 2011. A few weeks ago I was asked to do a comission project: a mobile for a nursery. A friend of a friend wanted one and. long story short now I'm making her one. I'd never made any owls before, only birds from the Spool pattern. But I found some super cute illustrations of owls for inspiration and made my own pattern and came up with this! Here is my test bird and I think she turned out so cute. I really am satisfied with how they came out. Now I know what you're thinking. It will be sad...
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cristae: Sewing with Handwoven Fabric
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Monday, April 4, 2011. Sewing with Handwoven Fabric. I would highly recommend using as large of a table for cutting as possible. I used to just lay fabric out on the floor to cut, but that is a huge pain- mostly for your back! Here you can see how different the fabric looks after pressing, compared to unpressed. It was extremely shiny after pressing. Because of that, I did as little pressing of the finished garment that I could. My other tip for the day is: follow directions and stay-stitch. I did not ch...
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cristae: March 2010
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010. I really do have a good excuse for the long absence:. Our daughter, Galena Rose, was born March 13 at 2:17 pm, 8 lbs 6 oz, 20 1/2 inches long. We've been pretty busy just enjoying her company. I do have lots of projects to post about, so hopefully I'll get to that soon. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Fascinated by any kind of creating with fiber. View my complete profile. Log cabin quilt squares. Are the internal compartments formed by the inner membrane.
