The Archives
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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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09.10.08Crafts We Can Believe InWe hope you'll humor us for a moment while we diverge ever-so-slightly from our regularly scheduled programming... From the "Crafters for Obama" badge that's been on our site since Julie Ree created "Crafters for Obama" back in January, you've probably noticed that we're supporters of Senator Barack Obama's campaign for the Presidency. We believe that his leadership can help our country move in the right direction. We've been personally affected by many of the tough issues that are facing our nation, and many of our friends and family have also been directing impacted by the poor economy, lack of accessible and ...
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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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04.02.08Sewn House = Fun HouseAs if the Tacoma News-Tribune telling us that "sewing is the new knitting" wasn't enough, the new-found coolness of sewing is rearing its head in the latest Anthropologie Home catalog. Yep, the retailer that's so great for sewing inspiration (love their styles, hate their pricing, really hate their bizarre fitting) featured a completely stitched together "Fun House" in the pages of their latest catalog. If the Sewer ever neglected to trim his threads like Anthropologie did for this photo-shoot, he'd be in big trouble, but I guess that's artistic license for you. Actually, I just bought The Alabama Stitch Book ...
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03.05.08Sewing EmergencyHave 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, ...
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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 ...
