This piece is all about experimentation using a very forgiving technique: soumak, which is considered a knotting technique. There is a huge difference between soumak and weaving. When you weave you take your weft thread over the first warp, under the second warp, over the third warp, under the fourth warp, etc. If you
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I made some darning samples a few weeks ago, inspired by the darning samples created by Ellen Mahon in her sampler book (left page) darning samples by Ellen Mahon, 1852-4 I've never done darning before. I have mended clothes, obviously, but have never done 'proper' traditional darning, which is basically weaving. I am not a…
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Give your wardrobe the wow factor with Sashiko embroidery! Check out our tutorial and try your skills on two free patterns from Gathered.
Sashiko visible mending
Si comme moi vous êtes un danger public avec un marteau, les œillets à griffes sont faits pour vous ! Ils s’installent tout facilement avec comme seuls outils une paire de ciseaux de brodeuse et un stylo. C’est ce type d’œillets que j’ai posés sur les sacs Samba. Tuto poser un œillet à griffe L’œillet […]
Introduction: An hour or two after I put up the last post on mending, I got a phone call from New York. My friend Alice is a retired textile conservator. We were good friends when I lived in the We…
Having an excellent array of chairs in our home is crucial. And if you’re wondering why, well, you shouldn’t. We spend the majority of our day sitting on chairs, whether we’re working in our home office, enjoying a meal, or simply sitting and reading a book for leisure! Hence, this piece of furniture needs to
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Canterbury bedroom furniture flotation system by The Waterbed Doctor accomodates softside waterbeds.
Adjustable sewing table with manual crank and tilt. Accomodates any sewing machine.
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