{"id":5652,"date":"2013-02-12T09:20:24","date_gmt":"2013-02-12T14:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/oliverands.com\/blog\/?p=5652"},"modified":"2018-11-28T14:07:43","modified_gmt":"2018-11-28T19:07:43","slug":"customizing-with-oliver-s-small-embellishments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/02\/customizing-with-oliver-s-small-embellishments.html","title":{"rendered":"customizing with oliver + s: small embellishments"},"content":{"rendered":"

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Customizing with Oliver + S series of blog posts as much as I have. I’ve loved hearing from everyone who has contributed to these posts, so thank you for being part of the series. We plan to continue it; it’s been so much fun.<\/p>\n

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I thought it was about time for me to contribute a few ideas, and I’ve been wanting to show you a few easy embellishments that you can add to a pattern. These techniques don’t alter the pattern itself, but they give you the opportunity to add something extra special to whatever you’re making. I’ve been working on a few easy projects, like raw-edge applique and cross-stitch, and I’m eager to show them to you because, as always, I know you’ll do some terrific things with them.<\/p>\n

Anyway, as I was thinking about these posts, it also occurred to me that there were a few hard-to-find products I really loved and wanted to share with you. These are all products that I use and wanted to make available to you in one location, since it can sometimes be hard to find them or you might need to order from a variety of places to get them. So we have started to carry more products that you can use when you sew with our patterns in the Supplies + Tools section<\/a> of the Oliver + S Shop.<\/p>\n

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We’ll continue to expand the number of products we carry, and add really good instructions on how to use them, but it’s important to us that these are things we believe it and use. My sewing space is tiny, and I’m not really a gadget girl. So it’s important to me that everything I use and own is really useful and worthwhile. I would imagine it’s important to you, too, no matter how much space you have or what your budget might be. There’s no point in buying products that you won’t use or that don’t make sewing fun! If you’re like me and don’t have a lot of time to sew, you want your sewing time to be enjoyable and relaxing. I think it helps a lot to use the right tools and materials.<\/p>\n

We’ll be continuing to add more sewing products over time. Right now I’m busy searching for my favorite pins and a few other notions and tools that I want to share with you, and if you think of something you’d really like to see us carry, please feel free to drop us a line or leave a comment here. We’re always open to ideas.<\/p>\n

So, later this week \u00a0it will be cross stitch. Have you ever tried it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I hope you’ve been enjoying the Customizing with Oliver + S series of blog posts as much as I have. I’ve loved hearing from everyone who has contributed to these posts, so thank you for being part of the series. …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5708,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20687],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/sewing-supplies.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5jZS5-1ta","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10073,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/02\/customizing-playtime-leggings-sewing-pattern.html","url_meta":{"origin":5652,"position":0},"title":"customizing: playtime leggings sewing pattern","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 19, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Now that we've released the Playtime Leggings pattern as an Oliver + S Singles patterns, let's take a look at all the different things you can do with it!","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/dsc_0149.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":51894,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2015\/12\/customizing-the-onstage-tutu-skirt-curtain-call.html","url_meta":{"origin":5652,"position":1},"title":"customizing the onstage tutu skirt: curtain call","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"December 2, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Thanks to Shelley we have a nice tutorial on modifying the Oliver + S Onstage Tutu Skirt (free pattern) just in time for the holidays.","rel":"","context":"In "tutorials"","block_context":{"text":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/tutorials"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/onstagetutuTITLE.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":9878,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/02\/customizing-field-trip-raglan-t-shirt.html","url_meta":{"origin":5652,"position":2},"title":"customizing: field trip raglan t-shirt","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"February 6, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"To celebrate the release of our new Oliver + S Singles patterns for kids' basics, here are a few examples of how some friends have customized the Field Trip Raglan T-shirt.","rel":"","context":"In "general post"","block_context":{"text":"general post","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/general"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/cheries-burnout-raglan.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7971,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2013\/09\/customizing-with-oliver-s-playtime-leggings-as-playground-shorts.html","url_meta":{"origin":5652,"position":3},"title":"customizing with oliver + s: playtime leggings as playground shorts","author":"Liesl Gibson","date":"September 30, 2013","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's a quick and easy pattern change that will let you use our Playtime Leggings sewing pattern and turn it into cute little playground shorts that can be worn under skirts and dresses.","rel":"","context":"In "tutorials"","block_context":{"text":"tutorials","link":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/list\/tutorials"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/oliverands.com\/community\/content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/playtimeshortsT.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":11555,"url":"https:\/\/oliverands.com\/community\/blog\/2014\/06\/customizing-the-sunny-day-shorts-animal-tails.html","url_meta":{"origin":5652,"position":4},"title":"customizing the sunny day shorts: animal tails","author":"Rachel Le Grand","date":"June 30, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"A tutorial with free patterns to add animal tails to the Oliver + S Sunny Day Shorts pattern. 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