Tutorials in the category feature fabric modification techniques you can do in your home with minimal time, mess, and money.
I posted this picture (below) on Instagram the other day. It seemed to spark a lot of interest, so I thought I'd take a moment to talk about my screen-printed quilt labels. Why Screenprint a Quilt Label There are a…
I've blogged about this book before, but it is coming up again, because I've got to say how much fun I have just keeping that electric fry pan of wax around and pulling it out on a random evening when…
It's crazy how fulfilling I find it to be able to make certain things for myself. This weekend, I needed to go to the thrift store for a light blue shirt. I need it for a soccer team I'm subbing…
For such an unassuming and cheap product, this stuff sure is awesome! A few months ago, when I posted about batik, Melody of the blog Fibermania suggested that I might have fun playing with sodium alginate. Shortly thereafter, the…
I'm slowly making my way through dye 101... Previously: a post about what dye to use and where to find it. And a post about how to prepare a dye bath. Now, how to choose and prepare fabric. …
They are done! If you missed it, the first part of my batik adventure was documented here. I wasn't worried about the dying part of the batik equation since I do that all the time (instructions here.) but I was…
Yep, I finally got down to doing it. I had Tuesday night to myself, so I set most of it up then: 1. Covered the kitchen table in craft paper and then cardboard. 2. Unwrapped the waxes: 3. Took my…
I'm slowly making my way through dye 101, where you can learn to dye cotton fabric... Previously: a post about what dye to use and where to find it. Now: preparing a basic dye bath. Soon: preparing your fabric (including…
I started this blog mostly to talk all about dye and I’ve yet to say anything about dye! Why? Well, there is too much to say; too many places I could begin. So, I guess I will begin by just…