This summer, I grew my own indigo plants. You can read more about the growing process here! This post is about how I used those leaves to dye fabric! If I’m being completely honest, while it was very satisfying to see the plants grow big, beautiful, dark green leaves, I wasn’t really convinced that they were actually going to dye…
More than a year ago, I bought a bundle of seeds for nine different dye seeds. I intended to plant them in summer of 2021, but forgot to start the seeds early enough and then ended up moving in July so THAT didn’t happen. But I sent a digital calendar reminder for February/March of 2022 and that spurred me to…
I had a rollercoaster of emotions with these two ornaments. I started off feeling proud of myself for trying out new skills. Then I had a lull. I binge-sewed. I stayed up too late. I despaired of it ever being finished in time. I finished the first ornament and squealed at how cute it was. The cuteness (and now having…
This project didn’t involve any sewing, but it IS sewing-related! If you follow me on Instagram, you may know that I am in the process of moving. We have a bit of lease overlap, which has given me some time to take care of some apartment projects during the moving process. I knew I wanted a dedicated sewing table at…
I’m here today to bring you something a little different. Instead of sewing, I wanted to show you my first batch of finished pottery! I had been wanting to try a pottery course for SO long. The local art university offers extended education courses in pottery but they never worked with my schedule because pre-pandemic, I always taught evenings. FINALLY…
