The Shirtain.

by Kristyn // April 18, 2017 // No Comments

Hey Stitchers, Some things are best mixed together with care. Take stripes, spots and checks. Or soft drinks and young children. Sausage dogs, and justabout any other breed. And so on like that. Mix these kinds of things without due... Continue reading →

DIY skirt tailoring

by Kristyn // February 19, 2016 // No Comments

Hey stitchers, Blast from the past, this blog post was one of my first back from 2013, and is still one of the most common alterations I make in the sewing room. Really, its not just confined to taking... Continue reading →

Thursday Threads : 314 days retail free

by Kristyn // November 12, 2015 // No Comments

Hey there, stitchers… 314 days of retail free! I can hardly believe it. To be clear, my commitment to a year of retail free means not buying new outer items from retail shops. I can op-shop and sew to my... Continue reading →

DIY upcycled leather skirt (from a leather jacket)

by Kristyn // September 23, 2015 // 10 Comments

Welcome back stitchers! In my last blog post here I discussed my love for recycling and where you can find thrifted goodies and briefly showed you pictures of a completed leather skirt up-cycled from a leather jacket, but the... Continue reading →

The best recycled threads: discovering and refashioning

by Kristyn // September 10, 2015 // 5 Comments

Hey Stitchers! Op-shop week has come by again, this year on the last week of August. I say this because, as you know, recycling fashion is my favorite thing ever. After sewing, of course. The more I have focused on... Continue reading →

A recycled kinda life

by Kristyn // July 30, 2015 // 4 Comments

Welcome back, stitchers! This was a different kind of week for me – I couldn’t decide what to make. Good problem! I’ve had an idea in the back of my mind for weeks. I have seen leather skirts floating... Continue reading →