It’s been awhile since we’ve had a color challenge, so for this week’s theme we are going for the classic Black and White combination.
I think it makes embroidery look clean and cri...
Sep 15, 2011
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This week the theme in Iron Craft was Shrink to Fit and we were challenged to make something smaller. Let’s see how everyone tackled this small sized challenge.
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Sep 14, 2011
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The Architecture of a sleeve: Part one is how to get started when you are stuck.
Here is Part 2: How to proceed with the second sleeve.
When I was done with my first sleeve, I took a needle and thread...
Sep 14, 2011
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Be still my heart.
Seriously.
Did I make this quilt myself, and I just don’t remember doing it? No, I did not. But I am tempted to stay up all night tonight and give it a try.
I L-O-V-E hot pin...
Sep 13, 2011
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Just a quick 8,000 Feet Hoodie update to show you what the sweater looks like once you divide the sleeves and the body.
At this point the sleeve stitches are on a stitch holder (a piece of scrap yarn...
Sep 12, 2011
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A few more designers came running out of the workroom needles in hand to make it to the runway this week….
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Sep 11, 2011
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Here are a few more projects that came in after the first round up.
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Sep 11, 2011
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I was in New York the days leading up to Fashion Week.
Picture from Stylehive.
I always love the ‘scene’ in New York. I live in a wonderful, cosmopolitan, huge city of ‘my own’...
Sep 10, 2011
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Challenge – “Can’t We All Just Get Along?”
The contestants were plugged in for this challenge. They were tasked with creating a whole line, complete with fabric patterns, as we...
Sep 09, 2011
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This week the designers were paired with a young artist to collaborate on a work of art. That art work will be the inspiration for an avant garde design. Let’s see what our designers sent down...
Sep 08, 2011
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