I don’t usually take a lot of time off during the year, but I’ve got a lot on my plate this month – a graduation party to host, NY Dolpa, fabric shopping expedition in the NY fashion district and then a much-deserved rest at a friend’s country house in upstate New York.      I’ll be out until June 28.    If you absolutely need something sooner, please order before Monday, June 7.   Tuesday the 8th is my last shipping day until my return from NY!

As always, when I’m traveling, I will answer emails and process orders.   I just won’t be around to sew or ship until June 28.  I promise it will be worth the wait and I’ll have some awesome new fabrics on my return!

And if you’re going to NY Dolpa, make sure to track me down and say hallo!

I’m always a little sad when my favorite jeans, you know the ones – super soft and really worn in – need to go into the bin.   It always seems like such a waste, because there’s usually a fair amount of good fabric left on them.   So I started cutting them up to make trous for the  resin!kids and those pants usually become the go-to choice when I want a comfy-cuddly-casual or distressed-disaffected-urban look.   A few customers agreed and have been asking, so I’ve quietly been offering Recycled fabrics.

And like your favorite pair of jeans, sometimes these trous are showing a bit of wear.   Recycled trous can be Wrecked either a little or a lot.   All you have to do is ask and the denim-wrecking-crew goes to work.

Where do these fabrics come from?  Usually from donated garments that are not quite ready to be completely retired.   Sometimes if I see something on the clearance rack that’s exceptional, like a recent, bargain find of red-washed-black, skinny jeans in an unsellably microscopic size, I’ll grab it and start cutting.   And it’s not just denim!  I’ve found some amazing, super-soft, stretch cords headed for dustbins and grabbed them up.   All fabrics are laundered before use, so buy with confidence.

You won’t find Recycled fabrics mixed in with the usual swatches.   Stock is ever-changing and very limited.   But if you think you’d like to make your trouser choices green, drop me an email and ask about availability!

A few weeks ago I received a very cool invitation to participate in a Steampunk project with BJDCollectasy, one of my favorite online BJD magazines!   The challenge was to produce a Steampunk outfit for a mini sized BJD.   Faster than you can say jodhpurs, my imagination was in high gear.   The resulting article is now live!

Even more exciting – I’ll be participating in a later segment of this series, so keep watching!

Since I opened this website, I’ve wanted to have the capability to offer mailings via email.   During the most recent upgrade to the site, my dream has finally come to fruition!   See that little box and button on the top right?  Simply supply me with your mailing address then hit the button and you’ll never miss an announcement or a new fabric or a sale again!   It couldn’t be easier to opt in, so sign up now!