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Winter Art Field Trips in New York City.

By Jessica | Published: March 2, 2010
During one of this waning winter’s darkest days, a very wise friend advised me to feed my creativity by setting aside time each and every week to seek new art and design. It struck me as odd that I should have to schedule time to explore in this way, since I’m swimming in visual [...]
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Seams Inspired.

By Jessica | Published: December 9, 2009
Sometimes when making something (sewing, knitting, whatever) I’m content just following along with the pattern and doing as told.  But more often, I want to fiddle with things, make stuff from scratch, or tackle a new skill along the way.  A new book has just come out—Cal Patch’s Design-It-Yourself Clothes: Patternmaking Simplified—and Liesl’s excellent review [...]
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This Is Your Brain on Yarn.

By Jessica | Published: December 2, 2009
I’ve tried knitting lace before, and I’ve had modest successes with small repeats and with patterns of just a few rows.  But after admiring the intricate and elegant sweater patterns in French Girl Knits and deciding to try my hand at one, I knew that I was in for a challenge.  And I’m here to [...]
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Twinkle Sews. She Rocks, Too!

By Jessica | Published: September 15, 2009
I just received my copy of Twinkle Sews, the latest DIY apparel book by Wenlan Chia, and I am smitten. I’ve long known and admired this designer’s knitting books, but this new book—with its accompanying disk of patterns in pdf format tucked smartly within—is a real eye opener and motivator for me. Twinkle [...]
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Aloha Attired.

By Jessica | Published: September 9, 2009
When my sister announced this spring that guests at her big anniversary party in August would be invited to wear “Aloha Attire,” I decided to embrace the theme and make a dress in honor of her special day. And even though I’m not usually a wearer of Hawaiian prints, I’m quite happy that I [...]
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Bridesmaid Test Dress.

By Jessica | Published: June 15, 2009
This fall I will be in the wedding party of one of my oldest and best friends, and she’s given me complete control of what type AND color of dress to wear. This is of course  a thrilling freedom–but it’s also a little scary, especially if you’ve promised yourself (as I have) that you’ll [...]
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Vintage Fabric, Vintage Pattern.

By Jessica | Published: May 10, 2009
Here’s my newest dress, which I made just in case summer ever comes to the Northeast: The fabric’s a bolder-than-I-usually-wear floral cotton print that I bought last fall in an antiques mall in Brattleboro, Vermont.  I scored about four yards of it, and although I suspect that it should’ve been used for tablecloths or such things, [...]
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