Advanced Hand-Sewing

               In response to requests the past week, I'm posting a resource in the blog on where to go if you are interested in doing advanced hand-sewing if you're not on a time budget: Alabama Chanin. She has a great class on Craftsy for learning traditional sewing techniques for $49.99 which is one of the few online sewing classes which actually delivers as promised.
               Most of what I'm going to teach you is speed sewing to fix clothes you've bought to make them fit you better. I'm a whole under 15 minutes or it isn't practical kinda gal. But I know some people like the whole making from scratch, not just altering so I'll give you my favorite resource for doing beautiful high-end work when time isn't an issue. These are weekend projects, doable, but not something to whip up in a night. Natalie also has several books out, but I'd start with the videos myself as I'm a visual person. 

Textile Friday: Wilde Hunt Corsetry

            Well, I originally had another post planned for today...something practical. But a friend sent me this amazing artisan corset maker: Wild Hunt Corsetry which is a custom shop out of Ohio. There's a number of custom corset makers, we have two shops in our area. But when you see stuff this beautiful, you just want to share it. Larissa takes custom commissions from around the world and plys her trade as a seamstress.










 
     As anyone who knows me knows, I hate doing handwork so I'm always most appreciative of the skill levels involved to produce a masterpiece like this. The average piece will often take a week or more to produce making them one of a kind. This to me is amazing in our world of racing towards the bottom and ever cheap, shoddy clothing, that these gems of art still exist brought to light by a needle and thread. Happy Friday. May you enjoy a little beauty in your weekend too.