==> RESTOCK: Pattern Riot!

Yes, it's a PATTERN RIOT~! I think I've actually used this title before, sometime last year, but gee if it isn't hard to keep thinking up new titles for this and that. It actually drives me insane (more on this later...).
But anyhow, here they are: new handmade items that smack of mixes and matches, with lot of vintage fabrics tossed in for a loop. The vintage doilies have made a comeback--with spring upon us, it's high time i whipped them out again, yeehaw! New vintage items will come in a few days. I have a slew of them (no, i didn't slay them) and it's gonna take me a bit to process and photograph them all. But I'm so into patterns these days that you can bet that there will be an overload :)
I talked to my webdesigner guy the other day (who's in charge of my new superduper easy item entry system that will massively make my life happier) and we should be implementing the new system sometime next week. i am ready to drop to my knees and pray to the internet and programming gods if this will in any way speed things up. i spend inordinate amounts of time on my website and it's driving me nuts. also, back to the titling issue, I'd better watch out because they will get keee-razy and start confusing people. I mean, "Pattern Riot"? What's next, "Handmade Revolution"? Oh, wait, I already did that, didn't I? Uh, what about "Smash The State" or "Reform the Healthcare System? Oh, yeah, that has nothing to do with clothes or anything, does it? Ha ha!


2 Comments:
stephanie, have you ever thought about making a few patterns for those of us who sew? like maybe a few sizes of your great dress design and a few tops...
could be a little bit of more passive-ish income for you (as compared to the labor going into each of your pieces). just a thought, i don't know if anyone else is as interested as i am.
thanks! keep up the great inspiring work!
looking forward to finding the lace garden top in my mailbox!
~ib
hi, that's an interesting thought--i've actually been thinking something on a similar train, but not for clothing (see next post on crochet handbags). i know it's not anti-factory garments, but at the same time it's a start.
basically, to make a similar garment, i would use a serger machine and only stretchy jersey materials. use a basic torso pattern that fits you (trace a top that fits you well) and start experimenting from there! honestly, for me it was trial and error to see what types of things would work :)
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