By Christine Koh Though the DSLR handbags now available for women are truly lovely, they’re an investment and a wee bit too permanent feeling for someone who likes to switch bags as frequently as I do. Recently, I invested in my first DSLR and was looking for a way to protect the camera in my […]
We are kicking of our CRAFT Holiday Gift Guide series today with one of my favorite crafts, sewing. Putting this sewing gift guide was a lot of fun and let’s just say I had to contain myself from pressing the “add to cart” button for every item! Liberty of London Coin Purse Kits ($45) This […]
By Wendy Tremayne My friend, textile artist and blogger Heather Cameron of True Stitches, says of crafter Gretchen Elsner, “Writing about Gretchen is like trying to remember a dream that keeps slipping away the more you try to capture it.” The dream that I am having of Gretchen Elsner is one populated by archetypal creatures. […]
By Leah Buechley I built this shirt to experiment with wearable computing and electronic textile technology and realized along the way that the basic materials were actually quite easy to work with and there was lots of room for creativity and innovation at all levels, so I was inspired to write up this do-it-yourself guide. […]
Today is Labor Day in the U.S. which means we all get a day off from work. Since crafting is fun and most of us spend a lot more time making things for other people, I thought that today would be a great time for all of us to indulge in a little fashion crafting […]
I get obsessed over fabric (who doesn’t right?) and Liberty of London is just right up there with the most beautiful prints. Molly at The Purl Bee shows off the gorgeous Liberty of London Tana Lawn print in her neon elastic girl’s skirt project. The neon elastic and knit trim give a modern edge to […]
College students all around are headed back to school now and I love BurdaStyle’s roundup of college preppy fashions, featuring patterns from their site. How awesome is the asymmetrical pleats on the orange Judy skirt?!
