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08.10.08

Behind the Times Finished Projects, Sarah the Sewist, Sewer-Sewist, Tips, sewing | (2)
Whew! I'm still trying to catch up blog-wise since our computer crash (we lost 100+ photos through that whole mess). So, we're a bit behind the times with posting some completed projects. My mom's birthday has come and gone once again, and once again, I made her a new bag (the woman used to just have one bag and carry it until it died, so I've taken it upon myself to ensure that she has an appropriate wardrobe of bags for various occasions). Last year, it was the Amy Butler High Street Messenger Bag. This year, it's another Amy Butler pattern ...
03.23.08

Not Knitted Finished Projects, Sarah the Sewist, Tips | (4)
I used to knit a lot. I taught myself when I was still in college and really, really enjoyed it for a long time. However, about this time last year, I started having pain in my right index finger and wound up with tendinitis. Really, really painful tendinitis. This was shortly after I started my current job and I had a mouse set up that I wasn't used to. In fact, I hadn't used an actually computer mouse (I've used laptops with touch pads for a long time) in ages, and it seems that they don't really agree with me. ...
02.14.08

Rocket Science Sewer-Sewist, Tips | (0)
Well, not really. We have a nifty plastic box that's supposed to hold bobbins, which is all well and good, except, it doesn't really keep the tangled mess of threads from unused bobbins from knotting up into one another. It's a tremendous pain in the ass during those moments when you just want the damn bobbin of black thread. We're sure you can relate. Anyway, on Sunday when Sarah was wresting with that damn bobbin full of black thread that was all tied up with both the damn bobbin of hot pink thread and the damn bobbin of red thread, she happened ...
01.14.08

Sew Together: How We Got Started Finished Projects, Josh the Sewer, Sew Together, Sewer-Sewist, Tips | (0)
So, we sew together, right? We thought we'd let you know how this whole thing got started. This is the first in (hopefully, no promises) in ways you and your sweetie (or best bud/mom/brother/unrequited crush) can get started working on sewing projects together. When we first started this little adventure Josh really wanted to make something sporty and retro. A pair of shorts seemed to be a great way to make something he would wear and also something that he could actually make (with lots and lots of assistance from the Sewist). Oh, yeah, and Josh also expressed a keen ...
09.06.07

The Vinyl Countdown Finished Projects, Josh the Sewer, Tips | (2)
from josh the sewer Pictured here is the Sewist's birthday gift. My Dad likes to say "Vinyl is Final" when explaining his choice of house siding; this phrase stuck with me as making this. Being somewhat limited in my sewing skills, my choice of projects are small. The Sewist loves bags so I decided to bust out the Amy Butler Messenger Bag pattern again. Instead of doing something that I could get through easily and quickly, I decided that she NEEDED a pink sparkly vinyl bag, to deal with the wet winters here in Oregonia. For the interior ...