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ISO: Deadstock

ISO: Deadstock

How in the world to find landfill-bound fabric if you don't live in a fashion district In my low-waste endeavors, I naturally gravitate toward forgotten, used, or damaged textiles. And...

ISO: Deadstock

How in the world to find landfill-bound fabric if you don't live in a fashion district In my low-waste endeavors, I naturally gravitate toward forgotten, used, or damaged textiles. And...

DIY no-waste merch

DIY no-waste merch

Making things is truly a love/hate thing for me. I find it so therapeutic, so fulfilling, but (at times) SO unnecessarily wasteful. So, when my husband’s band needed merch shirts...

DIY no-waste merch

Making things is truly a love/hate thing for me. I find it so therapeutic, so fulfilling, but (at times) SO unnecessarily wasteful. So, when my husband’s band needed merch shirts...

My first time visible mending

My first time visible mending

Years ago, a friend of mine told me she had to run some errands. One of which was going to the cobbler. She had a pair of Italian leather boots...

My first time visible mending

Years ago, a friend of mine told me she had to run some errands. One of which was going to the cobbler. She had a pair of Italian leather boots...

Sheepskin Tanning

Sheepskin Tanning

Last month, I went on a weekend-long sheepskin tanning workshop with a friend. It consisted of two days of fleshing, cleaning, drying, and stretching the hide from a sheep butchered...

Sheepskin Tanning

Last month, I went on a weekend-long sheepskin tanning workshop with a friend. It consisted of two days of fleshing, cleaning, drying, and stretching the hide from a sheep butchered...

Pattern Review: The Hallon

Pattern Review: The Hallon

The Hallon Dress by Paradise Patterns I’ve made a few dresses so far, but I’m still getting my footing when it comes to sewing apparel. (Read: This is the first...

Pattern Review: The Hallon

The Hallon Dress by Paradise Patterns I’ve made a few dresses so far, but I’m still getting my footing when it comes to sewing apparel. (Read: This is the first...

One Year, One Outfit

One Year, One Outfit

top: crocheted from alpaca yarn (springfield, oh) skirt: sewn from ohio buckskin, buttons carved from walnut trees (athens, oh) bag: crocheted from alpaca yarn (springfield, oh) and dyed with walnut...

One Year, One Outfit

top: crocheted from alpaca yarn (springfield, oh) skirt: sewn from ohio buckskin, buttons carved from walnut trees (athens, oh) bag: crocheted from alpaca yarn (springfield, oh) and dyed with walnut...