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Preparing for an Arts Market booth at the Open Streets Festival in Waterloo, the picture shows a rack of clothing on the right with several garments hung on display mannequins on the left

Going to market at Open Streets Festival, Waterloo

Announcements

What a scramble! The last time I was part of an in-person public event was pre-Covid. I’m out of practice. The City of Waterloo hosts Open Streets Festival on Saturday, June 11 and I’m excited to say I’ve got a spot in the Arts Market that day. With only three weeks to go, it’s time …

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Six handmade dryer balls are shown with a variety of decorative stitching on their surfaces

Make your own dryer balls – no special tools required

Projects

Felted wool dryer balls were beyond my budget so I invented my own using fabric and yarn scraps. Here I’ll show you my version so that you can make your own…

This one's for me - a re-woven shirt underway. It is pinned to the weaving board and the first half of the weaving is nearly complete.

This one’s for me – a re-woven shirt underway

From the studio

I make (or remake) a lot of stuff but it rarely gets diverted to my personal closet. None of my made-by-me, made-for-me options are right for spring. So this one’s for me…

Red monster face that will be used to show how to attach eyes from behind or inside an object.

Now eyes see! – how to attach eyes to objects

Techniques

It’s fun making eyes, but unless you want to display them in a jar on your desk, the only way they’ll get noticed is if you figure out how to attach eyes to things. In this post I’ll show you how…

Fabric eyes with eyelids and lashes added for a realistic effect. The eyes are ready to be attached to something.

Add eyelids and lashes to make fabric eyes look real

Techniques

In the previous post we made basic round eyes. Here I’ll show you how to upgrade those eyes by adding eyelids and lashes…

A pair of 3D fabric eyes peeks out from a pile of acorns and oakleaves

How to make easy 3D fabric eyes

Techniques

You can turn almost anything into a character just by adding eyes to it. Making 3D fabric eyes is easy. In this post I’ll show you how…

Carol and Rachel (from the Fashion History Museum) are looking at a tunic Carol made from a shirt and a lace curtain valance.

37 minutes of fame – how my work ended up at the Fashion History Museum

Announcements

They say it’s all about who you know. A few years ago I instigated an annual event called “Novel Attire…not your usual fashion show.” It promised…

Child's fairy dress decorated with several rows of "freestyle fringe"

Use fabric scraps to make zero-waste “freestyle fringe”

Techniques

It’s hard to sew without creating scraps. This “freestyle fringe” technique is a simple way to use up all those bits and pieces…

Close up view of a hand-darned area on a blanket

That darned blanket!- how to fix a hole in your clothes

Techniques

It was time to fix the holes in my blanket. All I needed was sharp scissors, a blunt needle, and some yarn. I’ll show you how I did it…

A fairy doll, dressed in artificial flower petals ponders the question: "Are artificial/silk flowers washable?"

Are artificial/silk flowers washable?

Techniques

I have used artificial flowers to dress my wee fairies for decades but a while back, I thought of using them on clothing for human bodies, and that’s when…

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