We've needed a bunch of little electrical projects done around the house for a while now. No one thing was worth calling in an electrician for. Then the bedroom light died. Or rather it refused to light up when turned on. And then it started flashing when turned off. Yikes. And then I realized we had 6 different lights that needed fixing in one way ( Read more... )

I have a small problem. I like embroidery and sewing and other fabric & fiber arts, but I'm past the point of making things that hang on the wall. My mother has a lot of framed samplers from my teenaged years. Anything I make, even if it's just to try out a technique, has to be "useful" or someone is going to give me grief. And I've had a ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a true day off -- no work, no show, no passing out unconscious for several hours.

So, I sewed. All day.

I nearly finished a blouse I started an embarrassing number of years ago. It just needs the buttons & buttonholes now. Although my sewing machine is wonderful in all other aspects, it's terrible at buttonholes. I guess I'm going ( Read more... )

I'm questing for a long-line bra - the sort of structural garment that's strapless and goes down to one's waist, often made to be worn with a backless dress. I know they exist, but are turning out to be elusive. Any suggestions on a likely hunting ground ( Read more... )

For my friends who like The Anticraft:
As you may have noticed, the Editrix doesn't seem to be maintaining the site so well (I even heard a rumor that the next issue will be the last new projects for a good long while). It's hard to find old projects, since the archives haven't been updated in a while. In a fit of boredom and pique I did this...

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Nothing to see here...

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