Six Books on Sustainability and Some Things I Learned
Summaries and snippets of six books on fashion and textile sustainability.
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Looking into Sustainable Textiles, Part One
Wherever you fall on the diet spectrum, you can find loads of information about the food you eat. If you survive on junk food, you are surrounded by warnings to change your ways,… Continue reading
Old Sisters Together
Old Sisters Together Slipping sliding in their stacks to nestle folds and feathers Frail whispers float in sun-warmed air lacing memories together. “We’re glad you joined us, Ruby, dear.” (“Her stitches are gigantic!”)… Continue reading
Return to Routine
Our family celebrates the holidays in about the most laid-back, stress-free way possible, but still I am always glad to get back to ordinary life. All the posts I have read recently have… Continue reading
File It Away for Next Year
Due to a pre-Christmas cold, I did not get a chance to show you the gifts I made, in time for it to do you any good if you were looking for ideas. … Continue reading
15 in ’15 End of the Year Check-in and a Find
I did not complete all the goals I set at beginning of the year. But this has been my best year ever for actually working on goals throughout the year. √ 15 fused… Continue reading
The Perfect Recipient
My sister asked me to make a quilt out of her Texas Rangers T-shirts, for her grandson. The only thing I knew about T-shirt quilts is that they are hard to make, since… Continue reading
Harvest Costumes from the 1930s and 40s
In this season of harvest, I bring you some creative costumes from the bountiful Rio Grande Valley of Texas. They were made in the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, for the annual Birthday Party… Continue reading
Perplexing Persimmons
I have a plethora of persimmon trees, so for the last two years I have been trying to use them for natural dyeing, hoping they would produce a color of their own or… Continue reading
Clear to Create? Or Create to Clear?
On those days that I don’t have a specific project in mind, I will head to my studio with every intention of clearing the decks. I would love to be able to have… Continue reading