commercial binding versus custom binding

This is a shot of a sample I am working on for a client.  The lighter fabric is an item they are trying to re-create but at a higher quality. You can see that it is bound with a raw edge binding and a big stitch length. The proto  I am making (dark color) has a double fold binding and a higher stitch count. Way more classy.

The beginnings . . .

This fabric will become curtains for one client and a vest and a blanked for another.   But right now they are a blob of fabric on my chair. The dog on the zebra blanked is also a blob but just a blob of dog, sleeping while I work.

Wonder clip success

I bought this at the sewing expo this year, mostly because it looked cool. But I hardly used them.  Until now!  I have been sewing bag samples for a client and the fabric is too think to pin through.  I was using binder clips until I remembered I had these. They are great. And I am now using them instead of pins in places. They are called Wonder Clips and they are from Clover. I recommend getting the wrist holder too.

Alpaca visit tomorrow

I am super excited to go to see the business of Fibers of the Northwest tomorrow.  They said they could meet me somewhere in between their place and Seattle but I decided to go there. I have never been to an Alpaca ranch.

In the pictures their hair looks like mine!

Teaching sewing at Rainier Vista

Here are some shots I just found from a few years ago when I taught sewing at Rainier Vista.  It was really fun and the students were really eager to learn how to sew.  They made little bags and little mini tops to start with.

Working on the website

Not as fun as sewing but it must be done.  Thankfully, I have help.

Last day of Hello Earth 2015

It was a blast to see the final show of the season for Hello Earth.  I am so glad we got to work on their costumes.  I definitely am already thinking about next year and even better outfits.