This year I was on a button kick. One booth had buttons sewn onto cardstock and embellished with stamping. I bought one card that I actually plan to frame and hang in the studio - it's just that pretty.
On the fabric front - I bought a that beautiful red wool from Pendelton.
Second - the pressing - there is all this talk of needing special tools. Half of them I don't know what they are or what they are for. I have a ham and a seam roll (which I need to replace as one lovely dog ate one end), but a dabber? Anything else I have to have to sew this up?
As I was looking at the beautiful red fabric I said to my friend E - it's lovely, but I don't wear red. She just looked at me and laughed. Finally she said, ummm, yea, you do! I was wear the red print skirt with the lovely lining, a red turtleneck, brown tights and red ballet flats. Umm - yea, guess I do.
Love the print. Want to see the button thingee you're framing, please?
ReplyDeleteLove that second fabric!
ReplyDeleteI like sewing wool. It handles nicely. By the way, I don't have any of those tools. All I use is a pressing cloth.
ReplyDeleteWool is pretty strong and as long as you don't get a very light color that shows slobber, you should be fine.
Enjoy it.
Red is a great color for you, so you should wear red! I sewed one wool skirt once, and my dearly beloved helpfully washed and dried it. It became a child's skirt *sigh*.
ReplyDeleteI've been waiting for your Expo post! I'm totally up for Pendleton shopping...is the sale at their outlet in Portland, the Camas plant or at the Mill End? We need to plan our strategy...what is JB planning to do? Does he like to go on these kind of expeditions? Tom hasn't committed yet! :)
ReplyDeleteI love the red wool! I think you'll find wool a real pleasure to sew. I sew it quite a bit (note to self: Move out of Texas) and don't have anything fancier than a pressing ham. Wool presses and sews beautifully. It's lovely for a shaped garment as you can shape it nicely with steam.
ReplyDeleteso excited to see the finished skirt! i want to see the button thingee, too!! ;o)
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That's so funny about not wearing red ~ we never see ourselves as well as others do :)
ReplyDeleteI've recently discovered a love of buttons ~
Expo sounds like fun! I totally get the button thing...Personally, I love red and used to wear it often. Nowadays I wear it less, but still confess to being picky about which reds.
ReplyDeleteI sew wool all the time and I don't use a dabbler. Every technique doesn't have to be used with everything we make. And I agree with Sue, wool is a strong fabric...unless your dogs grab and chew your skirt, you will be fine.
ReplyDeleteNice! I so wanted to go this year, but just couldn't swing it. Maybe next year - then we finally meet in real life :-)
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