Travel Crafty: Boston By Meganne Fabrega Paul Revere was crafting in Beantown even before his fabled midnight ride — and now a new generation of crafters is exploring Boston’s hidden gems. CRAFTY GALLERIES What could be a more perfect name for one of Boston’s craftiest galleries? Magpie, located in up-and-coming Somerville, is a treasure trove […]
I just hated it when my mom used iron-on patches to “fix” my clothes. I was so embarrassed to wear something that had been patched in that manner: the patches were hard and scratchy (especially when applied inside a garment) and usually ended up falling off. As soon as I was old enough to do […]
Decoupage decoupage | dākoōˈpä zh | noun the decoration of the surface of an object with paper cut-outs, which is then usually varnished or lacquered. French, from découper ‘cut out.’ With roots in the 18th century, decoupage was all the rage in the 60s and 70s and has even had a rebirth lately (think John […]
Dress Me, You Fool! If you were to set a piece of cloth before me and warn that I could only make one thing, I would pick the fabric up, shake it out, drape it ’round my face to see if I could stand the color … and then proceed to make a dress. Why […]
