by Cassy | Nov 25, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
I love this jacket. Truly, madly, deeply. It’s the Landgate Jacket by Merchant & Mills. I made it in their recommended dry oilskin and I love it so much. I used the color cumin and it’s a really interesting color. In some lights it looks like a mustard...
by Cassy | Oct 20, 2020 | Finished object, Knitting, sewing
Today marks fourteen years of blogging! I’ve gone through a lot of life changes since I started–two degrees, a divorce, a marriage, two kids, and starting my own business. This has been a stable feature in my life that sometimes can be overwhelming, and...
by Cassy | Oct 12, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
Don’t hate me, but I’m not a huge fan of the ubiquitous pumpkin spice coffee/treats/everything that comes with fall. However, this outfit feels like a solid pumpkin spice move outfit-wise. I used some saffron colored silk noil that I got at Blackbird...
by Cassy | Oct 6, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
Oh hai, Haori. I made a damn coat. My nicer wool coat that I wore last year is a little tight in the sleeves, so I decided I would be brave enough to just make one. Lately when I think I want to learn more about a pattern and see examples of it before taking the...
by Cassy | Sep 14, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
These pants have a lot of fans on Instagram and beyond and a lot of beautiful examples all over the place. They’re called the Free Range Slacks and they come with a tapered option or a cropped wide legged option. I will probably make the cropped version at some...
by Cassy | Sep 9, 2020 | Finished object, sewing
While thinking about writing about body acceptance, I struggle not to diminish my own feelings about and self-related struggles at all due to the much greater societal issues like racism, political unrest, lack of good healthcare, job losses, etc. I decided to write...
