Apparel Revival Tip #122

Apparel Revival Tip #122

Saving what we love: Use a dime size amount of inexpensive baby shampoo in cool water to wash your fine woolens. Do not buy expensive Wool Lite as it disrupts the curly nature of wool fibers. Swish a few times in shampoo. Rinse two times in cool water. DO not wring....
Asking for What I Deserve

Asking for What I Deserve

Recently I have spent a trial year of consigning my hand made hats with local boutiques and shops. The question for me, as a craftsperson, is when to sell or simply consign. When I began producing my product I was certain I would not consign pieces with shops. I...

Seduced by Fabric

I so appreciate that we don’t walk in the world naked. Not to say we need to be ashamed of our bodies; not at all.The ability to love the way you feel in your body exudes confidence. And more and more people are stating the needed creed~love your body. For some...

Remembering a season by what we wore.

  Recall your favorite piece of clothing, when you wore it and what you did. Then you have a memory tied to a perfect season. When I was a child I had this pair of blood red Mary Janes; round toed, perforated flat leather tassels, skinny ankle straps and small...
Life On the Bias

Life On the Bias

The welcoming of sunlight is a positive thing, as is the opening of a flower or the soaring of a bird; these elements are just a few of the many that occur often in nature. For human beings, life is a continual shift, a stretch; when open, we are able to see constant...