This week each of the designers was given a classic (and rather bad) men’s suit and told to use it as their inspiration and fabric to make a high fashion look. In order to scale this down for th...
Aug 21, 2014
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Well, this was a fun challenge. Each of the designers was given a classic (that doesn’t mean good) men’s suit and told to use it as inspiration and the fabric for a high fashion look. In o...
Aug 21, 2014
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I taught a week summer camp at the Stitch Lab. It was a popular offering and ten kids signed up! Whoo! There are six machines in the room and ten girls signed up, so you can do the math on that. T...
Aug 20, 2014
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This is a fun little pair of mittens inspired by August’s dog days of summer.
The back of the mittens features different dogs along with hydrants, bones and paw prints while the palm is covered...
Aug 19, 2014
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(For the 24 weeks leading up to December 1st, we’ll be making a Christmas ornament, giving you enough to fill an advent calendar.)
This week we are knitting up a little snowy owl ornament.
This lit...
Aug 15, 2014
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This week we were to create a design for the pages of Marie Claire magazine in 2034. The look also had to have an inspiration from the past. This is a little bit of a toughie, I don’t believe in...
Aug 14, 2014
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This week was the unconventional materials challenge. The designers were asked to create a look using unconventional materials found at a movie theater or set. It was a tricky one. Let’s start t...
Aug 07, 2014
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Ok, I normally love the unconventional challenge, but for some reason I found this one really hard. The designers were asked to make a look using unconventional materials found in a movie theater or o...
Aug 07, 2014
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I found this amazing mid century piece on Craig’s list, and the only thing I needed to do was make pillows.
You may ask yourself, “How hard can it be for a girl who sews to make a pillow?...
Aug 05, 2014
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For this first challenge the designers were asked to create a spring look that would be indicative of what they would show at Fashion Week if they made it to the end of the competition. Not the most i...
Jul 31, 2014
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