Specializing in vintage goods, clothing repair, and fiber art instruction.
My mission: keep usable items out of landfills and teach others how to mend their own treasured clothing items.
07/24/2024
🪡 I'm so excited to teach Intro to Embroidery at L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library 😊 I loved my time as the Maker in Residence last summer and I'm thrilled to be back in the Dabble Box!
My intro class shows you how to get started, including supplies, setting up your pattern, and 6 basic stitches. Tomorrow I'll get to meet 10 new makers - can't wait!
06/28/2024
🪡🌿 New year, new focus, new logo
I've got a new logo! All thanks to Erin at who so expertly captured the changes to antiquECO ❤️
The last year has included so much growth. I've learned a lot - new skills, new projects, and what truly brings me joy. I've focused less on vintage, and more on sewing as a practice. Lately, I've been learning about the inner workings of sewing machines which has been very interesting and I hope to offer machine maintenance services in the future.
I've also included more instruction in my schedule which has been a real treat! I offer one-on-one sewing classes - on both sewing machines and embroidery by hand. Contact me for more info.
Coming up in July + August I'll be teaching Intro to Embroidery and Advanced Embroidery through the LE Phillips Public Library. More to come on that in a few weeks!
Thanks for sharing this journey with me 💚
04/17/2022
👖 old life, new life
An old repair on a pair of jeans, captured in pieces. These strips are part of a special denim rag rug I've been working on for a while.
Got a pile of cotton scraps but would rather have a rug? Shoot me a message!
03/04/2022
💛 Straight out of the mending pile and back to work!
The sad seams on this lemon-colored confection are happy again. I used white thread to match the old seams, with a couple crooked stitches for character ;) I like visible mending on my personal pieces, and I'm not picky about stitches if they still function.
Seams can pop for any number of reasons - UV damage, harsh detergents, bad thread, catching a pocket on a doorknob when you're on your way out the door and you're already having a bad day, etc.
One broken stitch can cause a chain reaction, so your best bet is to sew over the whole seam. Pick the same color or a totally different color, and follow the dotted line. I added multiple rows of stitches for added stability and a clearly 'fixed' look.
Is your mending pile staring you down? Let's chat!