Sewing: the lost art

Hey NY'ers! If you're in the Finger Lakes/ Ithaca area sign up online here to make your own mug rug! Class is only $20 and everything will be provided or you can bring your own fabric!

Fandemicon is TOMORROW!!! Utica Public Library 10am to 5pm FREE ALL AGES!!

I made this pretty awesome Captain Marvel/Carol Danvers skirt and scarf in 2 days time! It was kind of a last minute thing for Twin Tiers Comic Con in Elmira on Sat(8/13). Everything was bought at JoAnn Fabrics and here's what you'll need if you want to make your own: Blue fabric #400104927188 Red Fabric #400045691254 Yellow fabric- I used yellow symphony broadclotch from another project Gold Trim #070659745324 Gold Metallic Elastic( or any other elastic that you want) which can be found in the Notions aisle Star pdf Pellon 911FF iron on interfacing- as big as your star( i used 9 inches) Thread: Coats and Clark "Hero Red" and "Monaco Blue"(I think) also I used this website for reference, which I think I already linked to for my WTNV skirt I pretty much just cut the red fabric shorter than the blue fabric and sewed it on top of it along the waistline, then put in the elastic. The gold trim was sewn onto the red hemline and then the yellow sta...

  My next show is next week! Come to Fandemicon in Utica, NY at Utica Public Library from 10am to 5 pm! This is a FREE event and open to all ages!  I'll be in my take of a Captain Marvel cosplay so stop by my table and say hi!

Camillus Con website  The Con is this Saturday!!!

  Triangle Zip Pouches make great gifts and are great for storage and travel Small pouches are great for chapstick, money/coins, anything small! Medium pouches are great for small crafting supplies(scissors, needles, crochet hooks,etc) Large Pouches are great for gifting items, putting small toys in for children, socks,underwear and a spare shirt in case of emergencies! These pouches come in a variety of pattern/color combos

When was the last time you cleaned your sewing machine?? If you can't remember when you cleaned it or sent it out for a cleaning, it's probably time for a cleaning Now, I am not afraid to open up my machines and clean them. If I'm going to pay a good amount of money on a machine, I want to be able to open it up, see inside it, and fix it and clean it myself. My serger was last cleaned and checked about 6 years ago in 2010 and the fact that I use it with every project I'm really surprised it hasn't crapped out yet.( actually, it's in really great shape despite it being over 10 years old- light bulb hasn't blown, I clean what I can, I change the needle, etc) If your serger( or sewing machine) looks like this:  or this:  or this: or worse, it's probably time you clean it. go out and buy some mini vacuum attachments and start getting to work! It will take you less than 5 minutes to get rid of all that dust and loose threads that are clo...