This morning, as an experiment, I decided to select some of my most prized colorful silks and velvets and throw them in the waste basket just to see how it felt to be nonchalant and indifferent. What prompted this exercise was an article I read yesterday afternoon in a publication that is delivered to my [...]
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The textile wastebasket
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Clothing, Fabric, Going Green, Ruminating on February 26, 2010 | 27 Comments »
Cutting out the skirt
Posted in Antique/Vintage Textiles, Cats, Clothing, Going Green on February 10, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Please excuse me, but this is the most uninspiring photo that I have posted in some time. It is akin to watching the grass grow. I wanted to show you the layout of this skirt, how it is cut crosswise. It seemed the perfect pattern to accentuate the throw and its jacquard pattern. Actually, it [...]
Cotton History and Going Green
Posted in Clothing, Going Green, Nature, Places, Ruminating on January 30, 2010 | 17 Comments »
This book is a history book, a biography of cotton, and could possibly be read as an epic novel. I discovered it through an online quilt history list. Members of the list were praising the book for many reasons, one for the wealth of information, another for its fascinating read. I decided to purchase it [...]