OK this blogging thing reminds me of when I got a diary at Christmas at about age 12 and wrote in the front cover my promise to write in it evey day, but lost interest after about day 10. Iam hoping that I get more than 10 days into this!
It's another cold, crisp day in Western Mountana where the streets are dry of snow (thank goodness) but the mountains surrounding us glisten in white and tiny skiers can be seen with binoculars making their way down Snow Bowl.
I am shortly to head down to my studio (I use that term loosley, as my entire house is really my studio) and finish a batch of hats that I started yesterday. I was really wiped out after Christmas, so have been diligently trying to build up my stock of Jax Hats. I just counted in my day planner and I actually had 18 shows in from October through Christmas. I still had people calling me on Christmas eve and stopping by to pick up just one more hat! I love this addiction I have created! For those of you who haven't experienced the craving, Jax hats are made from recycled (Preloved) sweaters, t shirts and other fabulous finds that I discover in thrift stores. They fit and look good on almost everybody, and are made in infant through adult sizes. (jaxhats.com or jaxonsjazz.etsy.com)
When did this addiction start? Well, ever since I was very young, I have always wanted to create, so I would make doll clothes out of kleenex. Then there were the tons of kleenex carnations I learned to make, moving to fabric scraps wrapped aroung my dolls until my mom showed me how to use the sewing machine. The world was my oyster and the real craving for design began! Barbie soon had fabulous gowns (maybe not hemmed, but better than kleenex!) At age 8 I sewed my first dress for myself with a pattern. It was basically a shift with a circular cut collar which made it look akin to a clown suit. It was beautiful in a large floral print - I think I looked a bit like a clowinsh potted plant. All through high school I contiued to sew, declining to take home ec after I saw what my friends were producing - typically a basic apron that took them all semester and many tears to produce. My philosophy is to enjoy the process and say no to seam ripping! I find that I do better if I throw away the directions to a pattern and rely on common sense. Have you ever noticed how difficult they can make the directions? Say What?? I am sad that home ec is no longer offered in our schools, but for the most part I think it takes alot of joy out of the creative process and focuses on perfection. My own sister never sewed again after making that apron!
It's another cold, crisp day in Western Mountana where the streets are dry of snow (thank goodness) but the mountains surrounding us glisten in white and tiny skiers can be seen with binoculars making their way down Snow Bowl.
I am shortly to head down to my studio (I use that term loosley, as my entire house is really my studio) and finish a batch of hats that I started yesterday. I was really wiped out after Christmas, so have been diligently trying to build up my stock of Jax Hats. I just counted in my day planner and I actually had 18 shows in from October through Christmas. I still had people calling me on Christmas eve and stopping by to pick up just one more hat! I love this addiction I have created! For those of you who haven't experienced the craving, Jax hats are made from recycled (Preloved) sweaters, t shirts and other fabulous finds that I discover in thrift stores. They fit and look good on almost everybody, and are made in infant through adult sizes. (jaxhats.com or jaxonsjazz.etsy.com)
When did this addiction start? Well, ever since I was very young, I have always wanted to create, so I would make doll clothes out of kleenex. Then there were the tons of kleenex carnations I learned to make, moving to fabric scraps wrapped aroung my dolls until my mom showed me how to use the sewing machine. The world was my oyster and the real craving for design began! Barbie soon had fabulous gowns (maybe not hemmed, but better than kleenex!) At age 8 I sewed my first dress for myself with a pattern. It was basically a shift with a circular cut collar which made it look akin to a clown suit. It was beautiful in a large floral print - I think I looked a bit like a clowinsh potted plant. All through high school I contiued to sew, declining to take home ec after I saw what my friends were producing - typically a basic apron that took them all semester and many tears to produce. My philosophy is to enjoy the process and say no to seam ripping! I find that I do better if I throw away the directions to a pattern and rely on common sense. Have you ever noticed how difficult they can make the directions? Say What?? I am sad that home ec is no longer offered in our schools, but for the most part I think it takes alot of joy out of the creative process and focuses on perfection. My own sister never sewed again after making that apron!
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