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• Weekend: When to Keep and When to Discard

  

  Because I wrote about living simply and with fewer things, it’s only fitting that I look at the other side of the equation. Why and what defines what we keep? Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Casting Now: The Sewing Bee

  

  Ah, The Great British Sewing Bee… that beloved UK show we all love. Well, they’re crossing the pond into my neck of the woods (the US) and looking for... Read more

  Posted on 06 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Moodboard: Carter Rae

  

  I have notebooks upon notebooks full of these kinds of collages. For a bit of nostalgia, I look back at old ones to reflect on the person/seamstress/artist I wa... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Handmade: 611 Menswear

  

  I’m guilty of it – bashing overseas production and praising domestically made products. At its core, that’s what this series, Handmade, is about. Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend: Picture Vs. Reality

  

  The camera was invented to mimic reality. That was and still is its primary function. Before oil paints were invented, artists took a picture of a scene, and... Read more

  Posted on 28 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• What i Made: Carter Rae

  

  I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again – I’m an icing type of sewer. On a regular Saturday and with no occasion before or after, I’ll swipe my lips with the ho... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend: When Less is Enough

  

  “There are two ways to get more. Keep accumulating stuff. The other is to desire less.” Ladies and gents, seamstresses and seamsters, sewers of all likes, this... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• What’s on My Sewing Table: Polka Dot Brocade

  

  Remember that top and short set that I was not happy with, even after my second attempt? Well, I’m onto numero tres and let me just say this, it’s either going... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Handmade: Wild Chairy

  

  One of the purposes of Portrait of a Seamstress was to stretch the definition of a sewer to the max. The tie between sewing and sewing garments is so tight... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend: A Green Dress + Comments on Best of Sewing Blogs 2014

  

  Have I told you about this green dress? Maddie, make a dress? How freaking surprising. I know… I know… After the second failed attempt at matchy matchy, I picke... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Wardrobe: Charming Flaw + TNT’s

  

  On the subject of wardrobes and style, there was an article that I really enjoyed in the New York Times that I thought I’d share and comment on. Read more

  Posted on 13 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Best Sewing Blogs 2014: Part 2

  

  Well, yesterday was part one of the best sewing blogs of 2014, and today is part two. The group of women featured below are just as good as yesterday, only... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Best Sewing Blogs 2014: Part 1

  

  On the the prowl for a new sewing blog, I typed in the simplest keyword that came to mind, “best sewing blogs.” The top results were ladies who Google not only... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend: Seamstress in the City

  

  Only someone like you and I (a seamstress or a seamster) would go to New York City on Super Bowl weekend. Football? Oh, is that the thing where men run around i... Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, LIFESTYLE

• Madalynne Goes Mobile

  

  I finally did it; I finally went mobile. I do everything on my phone. Talk, text, pin, Instagram. My first experience with the internet was on a computer, but... Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• What’s on My Sewing Table: The Little Project That Could

  

  You’ve had one of these projects, I know you have. Try as you might, whatever you’re making doesn’t turn out the way you envisioned, not even the second attempt. Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Scrapbook: Dress for You

  

  There’s been a lot of chatter about wardrobes lately – researching it, finding it, and sticking to it. Two of the top gals on my roster of inspiration, Sarai an... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Weekend: I Bought Another Wedding Dress

  

  I bought another wedding dress. Wait! I have an explanation, and a licit one too! Now, when I tell people that I own not one, not two, but three wedding dresses... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE, WEDDING

• American Made

  

  There are secret worlds of garment making. The bra industry is one of them, and it heavily guards its patterns, fabric, and notions, making it extremely... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE

• Homemade: Norman Porter, American Made Jeans

  

  There are secret worlds of garment making. The bra industry is one of them, and it heavily guards its patterns, fabric, and notions, making it extremely... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2014 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, FASHION, LIFESTYLE