Business Card

The background design is from my WONDERLAND collection for Blank Textiles (years ago) and called "The Mad Hatter".

750

750... that is the number of yards of that is on a spool off 100% cotton thread that I purchase at Steinlauf & Stoller, Inc. on 39th STreet in NYC. It's a Coats & Clark that has been discontinued. I just love working with it.

I use a particular color Aqua to sew together the pieces and topstitch the Turtles and Mermaids, and for production of hats, bibs and blankets, today I have started my 3rd spool. 

Now that's a lot of thread, considering all the pattens of fabric and backing colors I have.

Variation on a Theme: Pretty in Pink

Same honu embroidery, same tie-dye technique, both in shades pink.

Day 6

Day 6: Saturday - as I write this (4:32 pm) it's odd to think that one week from now the MIMCF will be over... on the enthusiasm meter I was very low on the scale - and that's all right as my motivation either from excitement or fear (or both) has kept me on an even keel all day. The rest of the evening will be spent printing business cards and promotional materials. And for those of you who only look at the pictures, here's another embroidery: my art, Sue's digitizing and embroidery magic, and a T-shirt custom tie-dyed by my friend Meriah of Meriah's Maui Tie Dye.

As an FYI - this embroidery has 33,435 stitches!

Day 7: One Week Away

Took stock this morning. Found a few gaps in my inventory. Feeling good but not really chuff. Too early to start panicking. I have a week, including today (which is not over for me yet - still 

mid-afternoon here!)

Here's an exciting item I received today. I had my great friend Sue of The Needlework Factory digitize and interpret my art for a T-shirt I'll be wearing for the Made in Maui County Festival. The embroidery is on the back left, so it looks as if the gecko is crawling up my shoulder...

Isn't it BRILLIANT?!

Thanks, Sue!

October 31, 2014

Trimming Time is Here!

First there is cutting: pinning the pattern pieces to the flat folded fabric and cutting the pieces. 4 layers of printed fabric and 4 layers of corduroy. Next the pinning of the cut pieces together into like pairs: crown and brim. Sew. Unpin and then pin the top of hat to crown. Sew. Unpin. Sew decorative top-stitching to the crown. Pin the finished crown to the brim. Sew. Unpin.

Ahhhh, done....

Not quite.

Match finished inside and outside hat parts and splice (baste) them together. Sew the inside and outside together.

Wash the hats, dry, and then finally trim.

Dozen upon dozen of hats that have been cut, pinned and sewn end up washed and awaiting trimming.

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