Luxecycle: Unwind With Knitting By Harvesting A Handmade Sweater For Yarn
I just spent the last hour unravelling a sweater vest I made seven years ago so I could harvest the yarn for another project. I know. I know. My April Crafty Crap Challenge is to complete as many unfinished sewing and knitting projects as I can, not add to my yarn stash. But one of [...]
Luxury Recycling: Create A Sewing Box From Vintage Luggage
I’ve been in denial that my ArtBin is a terrible sewing kit since I bought it in 1991. O.C.D. means that you never admit to any inconvenience caused by organizational products. Because if you bought it, it must mean that it works. Perfectly. All the time. I mean look at these all these little compartments. [...]
Procraftination: What’s Your Oldest Unfinished Sewing Project?
pro·craf·ti·nate (pr-krft-nt) v. pro·craf·ti·nat·ed, pro·craf·ti·nat·ing, pro·craf·ti·nates v.intr. To put off finishing handiwork because you’ve turned your beloved hobby into a chore. v.tr. To postpone or delay the completion of craft projects to the point of stupidity. I remember noticing first noticing that I’d lost the bottom button off this sweater in 1985. The original buttons [...]
Vintage Swinging London Pea Coat Gets A Button-down Facelift
This vintage peacoat was this year’s birthday present from my parents. I love it. The cut of the garment is so cool. It’s got an amazing collar. Even the lining, made from tiger patterned silk is fabulous. But before I could wear it, the coat need a little freshening up, as the snap that kept [...]
The Lord of the Rings Sweater Vest For Hobbits With Too Much Leftover Yarn
It gets cold in The Shire. Because I’m an unapologetic trash picker, I pulled the ball of the super-soft, chunky, tweed wool yarn out of the garbage during a theater wardrobe job I did last year. What I was thinking I would knit with really thick wool yar– –okay I wasn’t thinking. Because I live [...]
Free Knitting Pattern + Leftover Yarn = The Zero Dollar Hipster Baby Sweater
There are very few worse examples of my OCD than my knitting stash. I have a really hard time getting rid of yarn. And by yarn I mean any piece of spun fiber that is longer than twelve inches. And by really hard time I mean never. As a result my crafty crap bureau is [...]
Second Hand Wedding: My Free 14k Gold Wedding Band!
I’ve always admired the wedding band of my friend Laura. Like most Italian ladies I know, Laura wears a simple, 2mm gold band, instead of a diamond, as her wedding ring. I love the practicality of her ring. It’s so plain that she can sleep in it, weed the yard in it, and travel without [...]
