Category Archives: the autodidact
- January 21, 2009
- handy sewing tutorial videos: steps 5-10 for sewing a shirt
Note: 2nd Chunk of Stephany Jess Sewing Tutorial Videos
expert village is the bomb of d.i.y. tutorials and what not! here’s steps 5-10 for sewing a shirt…. though the wonderful stephanie jess sews clothing strictly for humans, the info she imparts falls under the header of “priceless knowledge” that can be applied to just about anything [...]
- January 15, 2009
- handy sewing tutorial videos: steps 1-5 for sewing a shirt
Note: This is the first chunk in the Stephany Jess tutorial video posts.
i’ve always wanted to compile an easy reference area for sewing tips and videos, so here we are. below are some awesome tutorial videos. i’m still torn as to whether i will use these from Expert Village or from YouTube. the YouTube versions [...]
- January 15, 2009
- handy tutorial video: making a 2 sided vest
- March 25, 2008
- restringing asian ball jointed doll– also posted in general ephemera
- February 10, 2008
- of blue voodoo dollies– also posted in general ephemera, orihime daydream
this voodoo doll was a special project i undertook for a couple of friends of mine. i inevitably ended up making two of them. my best friend brandi is just awesome and hence it was high past time for me to put together a custom made gift set just for her. then another friend of [...]
- November 20, 2007
- the knitting needle case & star treckian fabrics– also posted in orihime daydream
orihime: japanese word meaning seamstress
what is it about sewing that fixates me so? it’s many things, but overall its about the careful rituals of the machine…and i so looove rituals.
preparing the machine for use is just the start…cleaning and oiling its parts, threading bobbins, weaving thread through precise points, checking tension and finding the right [...]
- September 29, 2007
- corset making for the ball jointed doll– also posted in orihime daydream
