The best passive aggressive fridge notes of last year: Passive Aggressive Notes The cutest things of last year: Cute Overload Interesting piece on copyright and ethical dressmaking: The Sewing Academy We’re totally doing this at our house: Cakies If we …
principles of fabric selection: approach juvenile prints with caution
I’ve been dreading this blog post because it means we’ve come to the end of my Principles of Fabric Selection series. But I know many of you have been waiting to hear what I have to say on this topic, …
free shipping through January 22
How about some inspiration to start a couple sewing projects this new year? From now through January 22, order two or more patterns on the Oliver + S website and shipping to addresses in the United States and Canada is …
notches
How a fabric collection is created and produced: Moda Sewing industry best of the decade list: Sew Mama Sew Mornings just aren’t the same without Carl: NPR Fabulous elephant tea packaging on one of our favorite inspirational blogs: Lovely PackageFinding …
notches: special new year’s edition
Happy New Year, ABBA style: YouTube This year’s ball drop in Times Square (“Blah, blah, blah. Move it along Coops.”): CNN via Mediaite New Year’s Eve at Studio 54, 1978: MoMA No New Year’s resolution yet? No worries thanks to …
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Animals in utero: io9 Guerrilla handbell strikeforce: Improv Everywhere Surfboards? Yes, surfboards!: Heather Ross Thank goodness we can stitch directly from point A to point B–unlike how you must drive in Boston: Cartogrammar Japanese design principles: Swissmiss
cooking and stitching
When I first started cooking with Alice Waters’ book, The Art of Simple Food, I couldn’t quite put my finger on why I loved the book so much. But it started me making souffles and simple salads in a way …
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Quality, not luxury: W Santas, Santas, Santas: On the Street, The New York Times This should be hanging above everyone’s sewing machine: The Blue Gardenia Today’s moment of cute; a baby hedgehog!: Pixdaus
field testing the school days jacket
Remember that wool-cashmere blend School Days Jacket? We had the chance to do some serious field testing on it yesterday. It passed all our tests with flying colors. See disdressed for the full visual recap.
inspiring books
Several people have asked about the books we presented during last Saturday’s Crafternoon at the New York Public Library. Jessica Pigza, our wonderful sewing librarian who organized the event, has posted a summary with catalog links to many of the …
spoonflower and kids
We love Spoonflower. If you’re not familiar with this innovative company, they can digitally print your designs onto a variety of fabrics like quilting cotton, sateen, and even a new linen/cotton canvas quality. Heather Ross made her skirt for our …
saturday at the New York Public Library
Everyone had a great time on Saturday. And so many of you attended! Thank you, everyone who came. It’s always lots of fun to meet other crafters and to get to know you. Many of you had cameras, too, so …
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