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12 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyflori
Nicole I’m going to go stalk you on Pinterest now. 🙂
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriMy hand to God, you guys, this woman is teaching preschoolers and she put these: http://www.staples.com/Paper-Mate-Flair-Felt-Tip-Pens-Medium-Point-Black-Dozen/product_228452 on their supplies list. *sigh* I tried all sorts of things yesterday and they faded a bit but still there. I had these notions of being able to pass them down if we had another kid, but at her age it’s silly to think Id’ be passing them down pristine.
Nicole, I totally agree with you, clothes are meant to be worn and kids clothes are meant to be really worn. And if she were the kind of kid who didn’t have scraped up knees and some weird bruise somewhere from climbing a tree she wouldn’t be the kid I love so much.
I’ll check out Sharon Lush’s advice, do what I can, and know that when I pass these on I’ll remember all the great times she had wearing them and not that I made her sit in a bubble so they wouldn’t get stained. Oh, and I’ll try to find more busy prints, they hide a multitude of sins. 😀
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriA quick search for fabric.com at retailmenot.com or couponcabin.com will also get you a coupon for 15% off any order over $40 which brings them down to just under $11. Good enough for me to grab the School Photo dress tonight. 🙂
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriI second Carol, I’ve bought from fabric-store.com many times and when they say “softened” they mean it. The softened version is usually a few cents more per yard but it’s SOOO worth it.
Also, fabric.com has some nice linens from time to time (stock varies so check often). The thing to look for there is a description of the “hand” of a fabric. Sometimes it’s in the details up by the content and width, it’ll say “Hand: Soft” and sometimes it’s in the description (there’s a hanky weight on there right now that mentions having a soft hand in the description). Word of warning, with fabric.com if it doesn’t say soft, don’t chance it, either skip it or order a swatch. I made that mistake once, I’m sure eventually I’ll make napkins out of it or something but I’ll never put it next to my skin, and certainly not The Benevolent Dictator’s soft little girl skin.
A couple of home remedy options for softening up what you do have, try washing it with vinegar and something heavy duty like jeans, a little beating up sometimes softens linen well. Also, Dharma Trading sells a chemical softener called Milsoft. I usually use it to soften back up linen that I’ve dyed but it might work for you as well.
I LOVE working with linen, as a historical costumer I use it almost exclusively and there’s no substitute for the drape, flow, and feel of it and it breathes like a dream. Plus, the more you wash and dry it in the washer and dryer the less it wrinkles. Remember to finish your seams well, though, linen is notorious for shredding in the wash.
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriYou guys are so amazingly helpful! Bolt ended up having it AND a copy of the small Puppet Show that I can hopefully scale up. Plus the Puppet Show was 40% off! Thanks so much for your help, guys. I’m getting quite an O+S catalogue going in my house. 🙂
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriOh poop. They cancelled my order because it’s out of stock. *sigh* I welcome any other suggestions or used ones! I wish there were a store in the metro DC/Baltimore area that I could go rifle through their back room 🙂
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriOh you’re an angel! I snapped it right up. Thank you so much!
13 years ago LINKmellyflori @mellyfloriAnother vote for “omg yes please!” I had such success downloading the Popover pattern and the 1″ grid printed perfectly and made me confident in my sizing. Also, because as a leftie I’m already awkward with scissors I’ve been known to tear a tissue pattern, I love that printer paper will never do that to me. The immediate gratification of a download and the chance to get my hands on OOP patterns would outweigh the hassle of taping my pieces together. I would LOVE this option.
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