Red Cedar
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Tag: Sewing
Post #2060: When it comes to creativity, “to be everywhere is to be nowhere”.
Brian left on Saturday morning for a 9-day hunting trip up North, which coincided with the start of my intensive Zen practice period, and so the house has been very – very – quiet. While I normally fill the empty spaces by listening to… Continue Reading “Post #2060: When it comes to creativity, “to be everywhere is to be nowhere”.”
Post #2059: Three things I would like to make this fall
This in no way constitutes a project list – because I’m not making a list of things that I should, or will do. That’s just a trap, doncha know? But I will tell you what garments seem like interesting makes to me at the… Continue Reading “Post #2059: Three things I would like to make this fall”
Post #2057: Experiments in dressmaking (seam edition)
As I mentioned in my last post about the Cappuccino Dress I’m working on, I was thinking about doing more than just zig-zagging the interior seams to finish them (I have no serger so that is never an option). For the initial dress seams, I… Continue Reading “Post #2057: Experiments in dressmaking (seam edition)”
Post #2055: Autumn Zen
In the Zen tradition that I am involved with, there is a custom of intensified meditation and contemplative practice in the fall – known as Fall Practice Period – which opens this Friday. Beginning with a two-day non-residential meditation retreat (where we go to… Continue Reading “Post #2055: Autumn Zen”
Post #2052: Not quite a superhero cape, but nevertheless….
My Woodland Stroll Cape is finished! I didn’t quite attach the closures properly (I realized too late that there should have been some overlap), and I couldn’t figure out how to line up the outer fabric and lining the stitch through the shoulder seams. I… Continue Reading “Post #2052: Not quite a superhero cape, but nevertheless….”
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