Tip: A Very Important Tip For Sewing T-shirts!
2018-03-25
It is important, when sewing t-shirts that you attach the sleeve to the appropriate arm not the neckline. The more you know…Read More →
Wait Until They See the Hat!
2018-03-23
Susan was working on her beaded silk evening gown and thought she’d sed a picture to her kids. She snapped the pic, sent it off, and then happily chatted about them and how great they are while she couchstiched this and backstitched that. Then her phone went off. She picked it up and read: “I don’t know, Mom. It’s A LOT” Picking up the scraps of beading, rhinestones and opals (with an assist and a wig form from Tchad) she said: “Jerks. I’ll show them A LOT” She then sent them this: “Well, here’s the matching hat”Read More →
Whiteboard Craziness…
2018-03-18
Our whiteboards at the end of the sessions look like a crazy conspiracy theorist for sewing is trying to work out the grand plans of the sartorial illuminati. Read More →
Last Day of Winter Saturday Classes… A Short Video
2018-03-17
A short video of the Saturday classes winding down…Read More →
Penny’s Short-Lived Lonely Sewing Day
2018-03-15
Penny showed up to class on one of the rare days that no one else came. We are fine with our own company, but some people like a crowd. Penny didn’t want to sew alone, so: We found the perfect solution. Because that is just what we do.Read More →
Grafitti We Can Get Behind
2018-03-14
Usually there is this battle going on between the workroom’s landlord and the taggers and graffiti artists, but we can totally get behind this bit of pasted paper:Read More →
Huh. Who knew.
2018-03-12
All of the regular folks up here know that there is so much more than sewing going on on any given day. There is such a mix of people from all over that you never know what you are going to be exposed to. Recently, Hillary (not that one) was showing us the effect of water pressure on styrofoam. The head on the left was taken down 300 feet. Huh.Read More →
Hear the Mighty Trumpet of the Workroom’s Own Pachyderm!
2018-03-04
Hear the majestic trumpet of the workroom’s own elephant! Read More →
Off-Season Hieroglyphics…
2017-03-29
… Because there is every chance that your instructor is practicing and can write your name…Read More →
The Book Collection at Tchad
2010-10-20
Cataloging the workroom library for easier access.Read More →