February 2012 M T W T F S S « Jul 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Categories
- Arts, Crafts & Design (83)
- Books (7)
- Buy Stuff (10)
- Cafepress Store (20)
- Drawing Sketching Painting (3)
- Etsy (11)
- Fabric Stash and Sewing (8)
- Food & Drink (18)
- General Ramblings (72)
- Handbags and Purses (3)
- Knitting and Crochet (16)
- Project Runway (5)
- Tutorials (6)
- uncategorized (66)
- Zazzle (17)
On the Bookshelves
To Be Read:
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AntiCraft: Knitting, Beading and Stitching for the Slightly Sinister by Renee Rigdon
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The Encyclopedia of Origami Techniques by Nick Robinson
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Fashion by David Kunzle
Reading:
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Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail by Lucy Johnston
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Couture Sewing Techniques by Claire B. Shaeffer
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The Knitter’s Year by Debbie Bliss
Just Finished:
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DomiKNITrix: Whip Your Knitting Into Shape by Jennifer Stafford
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Sewing Lingerie by Linda Neubauer
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The Encyclopedia of Beading Techniques by Sara Withers
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Easy Crocheted Accessories by Carol Meldrum
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Crafty Resources
- 3dBeading.com
- Alexander Henry Fabrics Inc
- Amity Mama – generic man gift ideas thread
- Amy Butler Design
- Antimony & Lace
- Burda Open Source *free* sewing patterns
- Craft Boom (marketing an art and craft business online)
- Craft Leftovers craft blog
- Crafting a Green World
- CraftStylish Magazine
- Crocheted Shrug Tutorial
- Etsy
- Fabric.com
- Family Fun – handmade Christmas gifts
- Ghees
- Goth fashion links – buy or DIY
- Goth sewing pattern links
- Hancocks-Paducah
- Handbag Supplies (UMX)
- Harmony Art
- Kirin Notebook – textiles, design and craft
- Knit and Tonic
- Knitting Pattern Central
- Kona Bay Fabric
- Lion Brand Yarn
- Men’s fleecy hoodie instructions
- Michael Miller Fabrics
- Michael’s
- Moda Fabrics
- Near Sea Naturals
- Organic Cotton Plus
- Period Fabric
- PM Organics
- Poetic and Chic – LV necklace
- Rifferaff
- Sew Mama Sew
- Sew Mama Sew – gift ideas
- Tall Poppy Craft
- The Fat Quarter Shop
- The Knitting Site
- Tina Givens
- Tissuepapers Tie-on Slippers
- Tula Pink
- U-Handbag
- Yarndex
Tag Archives: fabric stash
Procrastination is the name of the game
Yesterday I told myself I was doing a good thing and being very organisational. I pulled out all the fabric and stacked it on the tables and then proceeded to “sort” it with a view to getting it more organised … Continue reading
Posted in General Ramblings
Tagged creative space, Etsy, fabric stash, procrastination
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Everything must go!
Well not really but I made a decision to sell some of my craft supplies so I’ve been filtering through everything to see what I need and what I can bear to part with. It’s not an easy job at … Continue reading
Posted in Buy Stuff, Etsy, General Ramblings
Tagged craft stash, Etsy, fabric stash, knitting stash, selling, workspace
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Fabric Stash
Here’s some of the fabric I bought in Glasgow last week: I plan to make a kimono out of this for my niece This is for shopping bags. It’s cotton So is this I dunno what this is but I … Continue reading
Fabric and Yarn shopping
I bought fabric and yarn on Monday. The fabric was planned, the yarn was not but I walked into John Lewis’s haby department and it was all there in front of me and hard to resist. It was Rowan yarn … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, Knitting and Crochet
Tagged crochet, fabric stash, haby, john lewis, materials supply shopping, rowan
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Fabric Stash
Bought some nice fabric from ebay last week, some at auction and some at a set price. I don’t really go much for auctions, too much hassle and then you end up not getting it anyway, so I prefer the … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design, General Ramblings
Tagged ebay, fabric stash, lining, velvet, wool
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Screen printing class or use up the fabric stash?
For a few weeks now I have been thinking about screen printing, and whether I would like to try this at home or go do a class – like I need another craft to clutter up my house right? But … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Crafts & Design
Tagged fabric stash, glasgow school of art, screen printing, yarn stash
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By way of Sweden
My missing fabric finally turned up today. I was getting quite anxious as I had three ordered placed on 10th December to a place in Kentucky and two of them turned up on the 19th Dec and the other was … Continue reading












