cutting black

"For something to be beautiful it doesn’t have to be pretty." - Rei Kawakubo

.... from the "I have the best customers in the world" department

Carole H. just let me know she's going through the Panama Canal this morning wearing her Secret Lentil skirt, and gave me the link to the live webcam so I can look for her. I love my people.

today in the studio ... wool pods

Felting wool sweaters isn't a science ... well - if it is, I am not a scientist - and sometimes the poor dears turn out so thick that there's no way I can run two layers of them through my serger. So I've been collecting these orphans - first unwanted and then altogether too shrunked-up - and today I'm carving some into a few pod-shaped bags.

It's satisfying work to piece these together and do a little freeform stitching - and the near silence of the old Adler is a nice change from the constant hum of the commercial serger motor.

Mr. Lentil is taking some pictures later, after he makes lunch for us, so I should have some new work up on the website tonight ... or tomorrow if time won't bend to our will.

peacocks and progress

1. My feature in Syracuse University's Connective Corridor newsletter came out today.
2. I've been busy and productive. No, they aren't always the same thing! It's a banner moment when I need to refill the tag jar and order thread in the same week. Good times.
3. I just made a Peacock skirt. Here's a sneak preview.

husk redux

Return of the Layering Husk - back by popular demand! I got sick of them after a while but apparently other people didn't. So I gave the design a bit of an overhaul: lowered the dropped waist a bit more and shortened up the petals, flattened all the seams on the top half and added bias tape trim (oh, bias tape, how I love thee) to the neck and arms.

Now I like them too and we can all live happily ever after ... until I get bored again.  This one is made from deep charcoal wool suiting - lightweight and floaty but an austere color - pretty much perfect in my book.

This one is on my website. More shall follow.