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07.21.09Check Out My Dabbled Guest PostOne of my favorite creativity blogs is the wonderful Dabbled blog. So I was thrilled when I was asked to write a guest post about letterpress while Nancy's on vacation in Europe. Hopefully, this post will be helpful to those of you who are contemplating learning letterpress. It's a lot of work--but the rewards are fabulous. Check it the post right here. Also, I'm thinking I should get some special props for working multiple Trail Blazers references into a post about letterpress on an art blog. Just sayin'... ~Sarah No related posts. Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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05.19.09Shameless Self-Promotion – We’re in Stitch Magazine!Have you seen Interweave's awesome special magazine, Stitch? We loved it when the first issue was released--it's defintiely a magazine for folks who love to sew and create. Well, the second issue of Stitch features a lovely article by the marvelous Susan Beal, and she interviewed Sarah for her article "Print Me," which is about how to customize your sewing with DIY screen-printed fabrics. And, also flattering, little ol' Sewer-Sewist was listed as resource for those aspiring to screen print at home. Stitch is on newsstands now--it's a great magazine and Susan's article is wonderful, featuring loads of interesting and inspiring ...
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04.07.09Coolest Facebook Group EverWell, not really. But I know you want to join the Blazers Craft Posse anyway... ~Sarah Related posts:Comeback Covered Button Jewelry Set + Our Favorite Texan Visits PDX I’ve given up all hope that any of y’all who...More Buttony Goodness No, it hasn’t gotten to be all buttons, all the...I’m Still Sewing, I Swear! I haven’t written a whole lot about sewing projects I’ve... Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.
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12.29.08Snowpocalypse ‘08!!![caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Our plants are really not prepared for this type of thing."][/caption] Portland's was under siege--by snow--for the better part of two weeks. We, like everyone else in Stumptown, didn't adapt too well to our forced solitary confinement. But, it did give us a chance to take a few fun snow pictures--including those of the projects we (read: Sarah) made for people for Christmas. While we showed y'all these in our first Video Threads episode, we thought you'd want to see a few pictures--plus, you just gotta check out all the snow. First up in our snow fashion shoot, ...
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11.25.08Bingo, Bango, Bongo!That post title doesn't really mean anything, but it's a quote from the great Bill Schonely, the best play-by-play announcer of all time. When someone would do something really awesome, The Schonz would randomly shout, "Bingo, Bango, Bongo!" There were other things, too. Like, "Rip City!" or "Ocean to Ocean..." or "Lickety Brindle up the Middle." I listened to him call Portland Trail Blazers games on the radio my whole life, and no on will ever be as awesome as The Schonz. Seriously, Josh and I saw him walking down the street last year and I literally started hyperventilating. He's ...
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11.10.08Thirteen Random ThingsFirst, Antoinette tagged me for the "7 Random Things" meme that's making the rounds. Then, Amy at Craft Chi passed along the Kreativ Blogger Award to us as well. That one has, I believe, a "six random things" component. So that makes thirteen, right? Here goes--I'll try not to replicate those that are on my about page: I love magazines, but I almost exclusively read them while soaking the the bathtub. My favorites for bathtub reading: The Atlantic, ReadyMade, Vanity Fair and GQ (yes, I realize it's for men, but, whatever, they have really interesting profiles of people). I also love to read ...
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04.18.08Almost FamousIf you're not familiar with Diane's fantastic podcast and blog, CraftyPod, you should be. And what better time than right now to check it out? Josh is one of four crafty guys that are featured in CraftyPod #73: Men Who Craft. You may not know this about Josh from reading this web site, but Josh is actually pretty shy, so I'm very proud of him for being interviewed for CraftyPod. When I told him I was going to post the link to the podcast, he said, Just make fun of me or something. Well, I'm not gonna. It's a very interesting and thoughtful ...
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01.12.08If they’d only learned to sew…Here you go, folks---another in our intermittent series of sewing-related tidbits in the news. We knew it! Sewing is an essential survival skill. EarthSky blog is reporting that it turns out that Australian researchers have discovered that Neanderthals would probably not died out if they'd picked up a thread and needle and stitched themselves some warmer clothes. ...when the last ice age hit, modern humans were well-equipped to produce clothes warm enough to fend off the cold. Because Neanderthals... [had not developed] advanced sewing technology. When the temperature dropped, they were stuck with clothes that didn’t keep them warm enough and didn’t ...
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11.03.07I surf, so you don’t have to…from sarah the sewist I’ve been meaning to post some links for awhile, basically random sewing-related items that I’ve bookmarked and found interesting for whatever reason. I hope you do to. Pantone’s recent color report. The definitive analysis of color for fashion fashion. I sure like the Chili Pepper Red and the the beautiful, elegant Dusk. The Lemon Curry should be illegal. Warning: You'll need to view it in Preview or Acrobat. The difference between High Fashion and ready to wear from a recent Wall Street Journal "Style" report. Wardrobe planning---not that I actually practice this, but I do like to think about ...
