Things feel dark as fuck, but I’m still making shit. I hope you are too.
A very stained shirt.
After years of flawless use, my go-to washable marker let me down. On a white shirt, no less. I also used the shittiest interfacing I have in my stash and it has not held up to the numerous stain remover and bleach baths this shirt has been subjected to.
It’s the Closet Core Jenna. It was worked on over a few months and I plan to make a light-ish weight denim version soon. I learned how to do the burrito method on cuffs and waistbands when I was taking patternmaking classes in Oakland, CA but had never tried it on a collar before. IT WORKS SO WELL!
My one pain point in the construction was hem gusset. There’s no way to stitch it down neatly. The white fabric is a little sheer, so there was no hiding that it doesn’t quite line up with the shirt hem. I took them off and I’m kinda mad about it.
A very big bag.
I’ve been toting a lot of things back and forth from the office. Several paper bags have ripped on me, so I made this huge tote out of this really fun Japanese fabric my husband bought me a few years ago. I added a lining too.
A very lumpy mug.
Who doesn’t want to press their lips against ceramic lumps? I’m not sure why I went with this texture, but I did. It kinda reminds me of a corn cob.
And another brown sweater.
I like what I like. Finally joined the fronts and back together – there’s only 7″ inches before I can start the ribbing.
hiii yes still making things! thank you for showing what you’re doing (and not pretending everything is fine)! maybe time to post more pictures of pretty colors (and cats) on mine to brighten the mood/give us strength to fight fascism.
the texture on that mug is mesmerizing…
and the washable markers must be having a revolt. That happened to me this year too!
I’ve found leaving the garment hanging on the clothesline outdoors when it’s dewy or lightly raining overnight and then letting the sun kind of bleach it has worked pretty well for most of my stained clothes in the past. But then I do live in Australia where the sunlight is stronger than acid, so…
Ha! If I tried that in the PNW, the shirt would probably grow moss!