I will stop stealing socks, pencils and combs from my parents’ house I will have a wine cellar with a fully stocked bar. And appropriate glassware. I will be cured of Impostor Syndrome I will have designed and built a wall unit I will not be angry when I wake up to a sink full [...]
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The Slightly-Less-Magical Hat
Chronicles of our Sunday Sewist Jenn After sewing the magic hat for my son I decided I needed a sun hat too. I saw the pattern for the sun hat in Lotta Jansdotter’s Simple Sewing book. Looked just like the perfect adult version of the bucket hat I had made for Alex. I had read [...]
Hexed!
Chronicles from our Sunday Sewist Jenn I’ve been doing quite a bit of sewing lately but none of it quilting. I’ll get back to it but for the moment I’m enjoying making some tops and summer hats (one for me in the works!). Now I’m back into a project I started a while back. Hexagon [...]
Friday Sendoff: Smooth Skin
A few years ago, at the height of one of my many homesteading phases, I went on a homemade beauty care products kick. Using every day ingredients I whipped up a range of things: salt & sugar scrubs, face masks, deodorant, hair rinses, detergent. Guys, I even tried my hand at some toothpaste. Let’s [...]
Weekend Recap: A la Harper’s Index
Number of functioning computers in my house : 1 Minutes spent on M.L.S before death of above mentioned computer: 79 Successful bib-front seams sewn on Tova Dress: 0 Number of unsuccessful bib-front seams sewn on Tove Dress: 2 Minutes spent daydreaming about a hotel room, solitude and a can of 7-Up: 1000 Muscles used in [...]
When it just won’t fit
When we first placed the Colette order, I was fascinated by the idea of making a men’s shirt but hesitated, thinking it would be waaaaay too hard and/or fussy for me. Nonetheless, I ordered it in case I grew confident enough to try it out. And to my surprise, the patterns arrived just two weeks [...]
I Heart Needlework!
We’re thrilled to announce a new creative workspace to add to our international friends! Liz and Kate, who are opening up shop in Hamilton (where they seem to have a great crafty network) have been hard at work getting funding and doing all the necessary pre-opening research. And folks, they are ready to open their [...]
Weekend Recap: A Creepy Bunch!
Sitting down to write the recap was hard today. The weekend was rainy and while it was great and fun, I felt meh about the whole thing, you know? And since there’s a crafty holiday coming up, I thought I’d try to help you me wiht some creative inspiration. I’ve rounded up this year’s cutest [...]
Working chez E&A
So you can sew anything, speak French+English and you’re awesome? Then we need to talk! We’re looking to add to our already stellar roster of teachers! More specifically, we’re looking for a part-time Clinic Teacher . This special someone is obviously comfortable in a teacher’s role, and is comfortable with pattern drafting, grading and adjustments. [...]
Back to The Future? Nah, just some wallpaper
Ha, I tricked you. I am on vacation and I’m writing from the future. Or the past? I can’t figure it out. Nope, this is a home update, or rather an exploration on home shame and how to get over it. I’ve had a rough time with the whole house/home thing. A few years ago [...]