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The New Age of Handmade Clothing

Growing up with a mother who liked to craft and sew was definitely a fun ride. For nearly every school play, band performance, holiday, or event – I had a handmade something to wear for it. At a young age it was exciting because we would go into Jo-ann’s, sit down at the table with […]

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Staying Sustainable as a Fiber Artist

As fiber and textile artists, we often think that we’re doing our part to help the Earth by creating our own clothing rather than heavily supporting the fast fashion industry. Truth is though, it’s very easy to tip toe over the line of sustainability and fall into the crater of a giant carbon footprint with […]

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Yes, You Do Suck at Your New Hobby—and That’s Okay

I recently starting learning about hand embroidery. I’m trying to expand my fiber arts repertoire so that I can explore more ways to make the kinds of clothing I want to make for myself. Embroidery seemed like a good skill to add since it can be used to transform would-be plain garments into something a […]

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2019 Destash and Project Purgatory

Autumn League Pullover progress

I often find myself struggling to create and publish blog posts because I think they have to be 100% perfect before they go live. I want my readers to have exactly what they’re looking for, no mistakes… Today I decided to change that. The following post is as real as real gets for me as […]

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Creativity & Self Consciousness

shy girl hiding her face outside

I recently participated in an Instagram project created by Tanisha Conrad, the talented maker behind A Boundless Sea. She wanted other makers and creatives to share why they feel they are “boundless” as a form of inspiration and to bring the creative community a little closer. I submitted an entry for her project where I briefly talked about […]

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