Red Cedar
More apocalypse, less angst
Month: July 2015
Post 2035: A new skirt for the wardrobe
Following on my post about fall sewing and unfinished objects – I took a sick day on Tuesday because I was wiped out from insomnia, family, and a sore throat – which gave me time to Invisible-hem this skirt that I found at the… Continue Reading “Post 2035: A new skirt for the wardrobe”
Post 2034: Neuroplasticity Advice from 1889
It’s always pleasing when you stumble across early hunches or philosophies that match up with modern science. The excerpt above appears in What A Young Woman Ought to Know (first published in 1889, my copy is from 1905).
Post #2033: A feature every house should have
Months after starting this project, Brian and I finally got this done over the weekend. Behold the life-changing spice cupboard! What started as a poorly placed ironing board in the kitchen (by the back door, it was a cramped place to iron out anything… Continue Reading “Post #2033: A feature every house should have”
Post #2032: Autumn sewing and fabric destashing.
(Drawing above is of the layout of my sewing room to be as discussed in the last post) I’m pretty sure that with the redo of the sewing room, this fall will not see much in the way of actual sewing – and yet… Continue Reading “Post #2032: Autumn sewing and fabric destashing.”
Post #2031: Sewing, yarning, cleaning, planning
Last night I cleaned up my sewing room a little bit – mostly because it had gotten too messy to do anything in, but also because Brian’s family are coming to town and I like to tidy up before people descend. It’s not even… Continue Reading “Post #2031: Sewing, yarning, cleaning, planning”
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