If you need to catch up, previous entries are pt.1, pt.2, pt.3, pt.4 and pt.5. I neglected to post a photo of the finished black velvet shopping bag (4214) I was working on before. Black velvet never looks good in photos.…
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Archives 7/21-8/2 2005-2011
Ah, another summer Sunday. Other than writing this entry (such as it is) I took the day off. First one in I don’t know how long. It has been very busy this year, the busiest since I started my business 17 years ago.…
Pop Quiz: notching challenge
In keeping with the recent theme of notching maps (part 2), do you recall the bag series I’d published maybe two years ago? You can go to these search results and scroll down for lots of pictures. Today I want to use the back side of the bag as a notching challenge (image at right).…
Archives 7/22-7/28 2005-2010
Traditionally things are pretty slow in the business come August. This year I thought I’d do things a bit differently and schedule classes to take advantage of the lull so unlike past years, I’ll be very busy this month. Meaning, amid competing priorities, I don’t know how often I’ll be posting.…
Pattern Puzzle: Ziggurat pt. 2
Following up with last week’s pattern puzzle, I know it was familiar to many of you who follow the blog consistently. I’d written previously about the designer Shingo Sato who had provided inspirational source material.
Our generous benefactor of last week’s example is Laura Whitney who explained the pattern process she used step by step on her blog.…