Video: Michael Swaine – Street Sewing
From Bre @ MAKE: On the 15th of every month Michael Swaine sets up a cart in the tenderloin and sews whatever you bring him. Cool social art project! [ via ] Link Media (real) – Link
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Introduction to Sewing Electronics with Syuzi Pakhchyan
If you are in the LA area, Syuzi Pakhchyan of SparkLab will be teaching a 1 day workshop, Introduction to Sewing Electronics, at Machine Project (1200 D North Alvarado Street, Los Angeles, 213-483-8761). The class is this Saturday, Feb 10 from 11am-6pm. There’s a 12 person max enrollment so hurry up and sign up now. […]
Knit Dress by Benjamin Cho at NY Fashion Week
Fashion designer Benjamin Cho gives new meaning to the word knit dress with his Fall 2007 runway show in NY this week. Link. Find out more about Benjamin Cho and see the entire collection – Link.
HOW TO – Sew an Envelope Pillow
Check out this great tutorial on how to sew an envelope pillow by DIY Maven on Curbly. – Link.
Book Cover Tutorial
Moonstitches has a photo-tutorial on how to make these easy and fun book covers. Love the wooden button accent! Link.
Crochet Stitch Markers
Alice of Futuregirl saw this post earlier today and sent in her cool idea of using colored paper clips as stitch markers for crochet because in crochet stitch markers have to be removable. Link.
Tips for Crocheting with Plastic Bags
Cindy of My Recycled Bags sells her cool crochet bags and products made from recycled plastic bags. The site is full of information and resources about crochet and other crafted recycled bags. Her tips open up your creativity to incorporate plastic bag as yarn projects for almost anything. Cindy says, “Speaking as a crochet crafter, […]
