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07.24.08

That was awesome! News, Portland, Sewer-Sewist | (1)
We had a real treat today---Rachel (aka Average Jane Crafter) and her wonderful hubby were here in Portland and Diane facilitated a fun get together this evening at Thatch, the super-cool tiki bar on northeast Broadway. Not only was the company fabulous, it's pretty awesome to feast on pupu platters and drinks with umbrella garnishes. We feel so lucky to be a part of such a fabulous creative community and even more fortunate that those connections can translate into "real life." Thanks, Diane, for bringing everyone together---this was definitely a major highlight in our year! Although we do think that Rachel needs ...
06.18.08

Anniversary News, Sewer-Sewist | (2)
No, not our "Blogiversary" (that's next month), but our real-life, actual anniversary was yesterday, June 17. It was our third, although we've actually been a couple since 1996. Being the crafty type Josh made us customized, hand screen printed matching T-shirts (sort of matching, actually, one in magenta, one in baby blue) as a surprise. We're not the sort of couple that normally wears matching T-shirts, but these are pretty awesome. Check out the screens ready to go. And they're in German, an homage to wacky eighties band and concerts shirts. Josh's creation is a tribute to the Moon Family Band---catchphrase: "A ...
03.05.08

Sewing Emergency News, Random Weirdness, Sewer-Sewist | (1)
Have your sewing troubles ever gotten this bad? From the The New Zealand Herald: A woman in a rush to get to a garden party called 111 to ask for help with her sewing. The woman, who has not been identified, called police in Rotorua yesterday pleading for help to thread her needle. Now our friend Bryan, who recently deserted us for the greener pastures of Auckland, New Zealand, tells us that dialing 1-1-1 is like dialing 9-1-1 here in the States. But the best part is the police response to her panicked call: No one was sent as the local police lacked the necessary skill, ...
01.12.08

If they’d only learned to sew… Links, News, Sewer-Sewist | (0)
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 ...
01.02.08

Cool Blue Inspiration, News, Sarah the Sewist | (1)
So it seems that the powers that be at Pantone (the folks who track color trends) have declared that the color for 2008 is "Blue Iris." You know that bluey-purple color of, well, a Japanese Iris (I'll probably embarrass the Sewer here, but I have a soft spot for that particular flower because when we were in college he used to surprise me with Japanese Irises). You can check out the color here in Pantone's news release. While it's a lovely color, I think that this may be a slight overstatement: ...Blue Iris satisfies the need for reassurance in a complex world, ...
12.31.07

Movin’ On News | (0)
We're now posting over on our own domain at www.sewer-sewist.com. Please redirect your bookmarks and RSS feeds. All of the posts and comments here are over at the archives on the new site.Thanks for a great run here at our blogger site---we hope you enjoy the new one too! Trust us, the new one's way nicer!~Sarah & Josh
12.31.07

New Year, New Blog News, Sewer-Sewist | (0)
We've been blogging about our sewing adventures for awhile now, and Josh is almost at the one year mark in his learning to sew, so it's time to move over to a site that will better serve our needs. Welcome to our new blog, at our own domain powered by Wordpress. We're thrilled to have built a site here that really looks like us. The look and feel is a bit different than most blogs, but we like to think that's a good thing---'cause we're a bit different than most sewing bloggers out there (we like to think!). With this new ...
11.30.07

On The Newsstand… News, Sewer-Sewist | (0)
The first in an occasional series of posts on stuff we find interesting. What can we say, we still love a good magazine or newspaper. In a “paperless” world, there is still nothing like getting a magazine through the mail slot. A bath isn’t complete without bubbles and some light (or not so light) reading. Here are few things that we came across this month. Having trouble finding jeans that fit? Virginia Postrel has an article in December’s Atlantic about changing ready-to-wear sizes, technology and $900 jeans for sale in England. There is an interesting data about how ...
11.03.07

I surf, so you don’t have to… Inspiration, Links, News | (1)
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 ...