tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36169657506230093282024-03-13T00:10:54.370-04:00headwest designi make stuff and share it here.Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-34665425713142022072012-11-24T16:25:00.000-05:002013-02-01T08:53:42.870-05:00pretty patterns<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<br /><br /><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Between a move, a job change and an engagement there hasn't been a lot of time for making things in the last few months. In fact, my sewing machine JUST got unpacked. But right on time, because the holidays are fast approaching and I've got some crafting to do! <br /><br /> In the meantime, I wanted to post this amazing, perfect, fantastic, dreamy piece of vintage Swedish fabric I found on Etsy and promptly ordered. As soon as I saw it, I knew it would be the perfect pattern to integrate into our wedding decor and paper goods - envelope liners, here we come!</span></span></span>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-17160683530754851902012-09-05T15:40:00.000-04:002012-12-19T09:45:15.012-05:00to have and to hold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Jake's grandmother Tinka and I got along right away, bound by our mutual love of things... beautiful, handmade, thoughtful things that make every day a little more pleasant. So for her birthday, I wanted to make her something simple and lovely that could live up to both of our high standards - and I knew just where to look.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Inspired by the <a href="http://www.purlbee.com/wedding-clutch/">PurlBee's beautiful Wedding Clutch</a>, I chose a classic starched linen as a base and a muted Liberty for the lining. For a special touch, I created an embroidery pattern based on the wood and wire fences that line the beaches near her family home in Sagaponack. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was a meaningful project and well worth the effort - I was flattered that Tinka loved it so much<span style="font-size: small;">,</span> she immediately commissioned two more for friends<span style="font-size: small;">!</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Now in my third Christmas with Jake's family, I've been offered an official position in the Levin-Engel-Snow-Topping-Moore Secret Santa drawing. This year I pulled Chris's name. Chris is like me: a note taker and a list maker. So I knew he'd appreciate a few books in which to jot down his thoughts. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The time has come: I've opened an<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/besttoheadwest"> Etsy shop!</a> It's a little itsy bitsy step, but it's an important one.<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/besttoheadwest"> I hope you'll check it out and tell me what you think! </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Some other big news: our home has been <a href="http://www.sacramentostreet.com/2011/09/gramercy-park-at-home-with-headwest.html">featured</a> on the lovely blog <a href="http://www.sacramentostreet.com/">Sacramento Street.</a> The post was written and photographed by our good friends <a href="http://materiallust.tumblr.com/">Material Lust</a> and we couldn't be happier with how they captured our home. <a href="http://www.sacramentostreet.com/2011/09/gramercy-park-at-home-with-headwest.html">Take a look!</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">I'd been wanting to make sachets for a while, now that I'm on this little drawstring bag kick. Jake's mom Susie likes simple, rustic elegance as much as I do, so her birthday was an ideal opportunity. The combination of lovely <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/4288-Globalweave-Textiles-Loose-Weave-Linen-Solids-from-India">high-quality linen</a>, simple free-hand embroidery and Green Market <a href="http://www.lavenderbythebay.com/">lavender</a> produced a set I would have loved to keep in my own drawers... but I was more than happy to pass them along to her.</span>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-19626248605822122702011-08-31T15:59:00.004-04:002011-08-31T17:33:09.275-04:00to market<div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ntcYflAQP4A/Tl1gHCVTKkI/AAAAAAAADVc/OAXGPUqIUjY/s1600/IMG_9341+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: small;"><img border="0" height="425" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ntcYflAQP4A/Tl1gHCVTKkI/AAAAAAAADVc/OAXGPUqIUjY/s640/IMG_9341+copy.jpg" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" width="640" /></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">We go to the <a href="http://www.grownyc.org/unionsquaregreenmarket">Green Market</a> A LOT. And while we’re generally good about bringing our own re-usable bags, it’s hard to walk away without a few flimsy plastic bags for loose produce like cherries and fingerlings. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: 12px;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"> So when Design Sponge posted<a href="http://www.designsponge.com/2011/06/diy-project-farmers-market-bags.html"> DIY instructions</a> for produce bags, I pulled out my vintage linen collection and got to work. With four small drawstring bags and two full-sized totes, we’re now 100% market friendly. <i>And</i> as it turns out, the small bags are the perfect size for a bottle of <a href="http://www.bulleitbourbon.com/">Bulleit Rye</a>... so it looks like we’ll get even more use out of them than originally expected. </span> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
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But when I saw this Japanese oil cloth at <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl">Purl</a>, I immediately realized the best way to honor the delicate repeat was to leave it alone. A simple turned hem on each side easily transformed two yards of fabric into an elegant tablecloth.</div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-2880681222045465342011-07-15T14:54:00.008-04:002011-08-08T18:08:01.152-04:00terrace to table<div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfXes9nr1lo/Thb_WGGVTgI/AAAAAAAADLI/4o9DGdVDnd4/s1600/55.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tfXes9nr1lo/Thb_WGGVTgI/AAAAAAAADLI/4o9DGdVDnd4/s640/55.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Horticulture is a Fagergren family tradition. But until now- like any good rebellious kid- I had no interest in it. On a quarterly basis my mother, aunt, and grandparents would drag me to the Botanical Gardens. I'd trail behind as they walked the beds pointing at every (no really, <i>every</i>) plant, competing to see who could recite the scientific name first. Not exactly exciting stuff for a 13-year-old.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">Fast forward twelve years and I've finally found a part of gardening I can really get behind: the edible<i> </i>part! Our balcony is now packed to the brim with three kinds of tomatoes, bell and jalapeno peppers, cucumbers, salad greens and 17 herbs. Every morning as I inspect our thriving little patch I'm amazed that this produce is actually growing 10 feet from our kitchen.</span><span style="font-size: small;"> That's a closeness I never want to be without.</span></div></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: small;">So I'm happy to report that I've finally caught the gardening bug. And while I still don't care about the scientific names, I <i>am</i> toying with the idea of growing plants that I can't eat. </span></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I’ve finally discovered the the perfect gift for “the person who has everything.” No- it’s not homemade granola. It’s a tote! The person who has everything undoubtedly needs something to carry all that “everything” in, so why shouldn’t it be carried in style?<br />
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This realization came on the heels of another discovery- my new favorite <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/4288-Globalweave-Textiles-Loose-Weave-Linen-Solids-from-India"> loose weave linen</a>. It <span style="font-size: small;">has just the right amount of structure and is instantly made elegant when lined with </span><span style="font-size: small;">high-quality muslin.</span><br />
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</span><span style="font-size: small;">Even better, the linen is the ideal blank canvas for free-form cross stich. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Using <a href="https://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/6676-Olympus-Sashiko-Thread-">sashiko thread </a>and stitch patterns from </span><span style="font-size: small;">Mariska Karasz’s <i><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Stitches-More-Fewer/dp/030870181X/ref=cm_cmu_pg__header">Adventure’s in Stitches</a></i></span><span style="font-size: small;">, I loosely traced seam patterns from some of my favorite Gee’s Bend quilts. </span></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-19291601437120087252011-02-14T11:19:00.006-05:002011-08-08T18:09:29.598-04:00heart warming<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="458" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-zjdwkwtKFRE/TV6WYxXy-GI/AAAAAAAAC-E/ldKRMsKDPZw/s640/image_1.JPG" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;" width="640" /></div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">A batch of </span><a href="http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/raspberry-almond-financiers" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sweet nothings</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for my Va<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">lentine. And by</span> "Valentine" I mean Martha Stewart.</span></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-78354776871838728332011-02-10T14:19:00.004-05:002011-08-08T18:09:45.909-04:00contain yourself<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TVAzelGe3EI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/lU5NUj3xECI/s1600/IMG_6365_sm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TVAzelGe3EI/AAAAAAAAC9Y/lU5NUj3xECI/s640/IMG_6365_sm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">It shouldn't come as a surprise that our apartment is littered by little (...ok, not always little) stacks and piles of my different projects. I mean, why waste time cleaning up one project when I could be working on another? </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
Sara on the other hand, while just as crafty, keeps her <a href="http://pomme-designs.blogspot.com/2011/02/working-out.html">workspace spotless.</a> So to encourage her mild OCD- and perhaps inspire some of my own- I decided to make her a <a href="http://www.blogger.com/%20http://www.purlbee.com/sewn-stash-baskets/">simple stash basket.</a> It's great for hard-to-organize supplies and the structured linen, muslin lining and subtle emerald border stitch won’t fight with the neutral palette of her apartment.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">In fact, it was so easy and satisfying to make I think I might whip up a few for myself... <i>organized </i>chaos would be progress.</span></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</span>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-7878168500008924842011-01-27T18:00:00.009-05:002011-08-08T18:10:03.165-04:00looming heirs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TT4RCCy0yMI/AAAAAAAAC8M/3sbm4ETs2HE/s1600/compsm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TT4RCCy0yMI/AAAAAAAAC8M/3sbm4ETs2HE/s640/compsm.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Ever see those flyers- those photocopied sheets of paper tacked to bulletin boards advertising guitar lessons, language classes or available babysitters? With land-line phone numbers cut into flapping strips lining the bottom? Ever see those and think: "Who the hell would actually take one of those?" Well, I'm who.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">That's exactly how I got my <a href="http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&sugexp=ldymls&xhr=t&q=varpapuu&cp=1&qe=dmE&qesig=KMXifj55v7yGMEr6Ynskdw&pkc=AFgZ2tnODmP7d302FhHnFE7qlLY0FecbidHRuHWERsR-taClq-Rs7H8J7STmyqxYIDQfb18r7r15Ah_VNr0C5vVj1FdcrtM-xw&client=firefox-a&hs=czG&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&biw=943&bih=769">countermarch Varparpuu loom</a>. Yes, it was an impulse buy. Yes, it was a pain to get into <a href="http://sourcedmaterial.com/">Jake's</a> 3rd-floor studio. <i>Yes,</i> it's bigger than any of the rooms in my apartment. But it's a true heirloom. And it will serve me, and my future fiber-obsessed children, well... as soon as I figure out how to use it. </div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-74521274784113075122011-01-13T12:08:00.006-05:002011-08-08T18:11:28.981-04:00holiday wrap up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TRen9xsjkWI/AAAAAAAAC5g/Zxmfwcdhkkg/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="448" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TRen9xsjkWI/AAAAAAAAC5g/Zxmfwcdhkkg/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I love wrapping gifts, so this holiday I decided to take it to the next level and print my own paper. I had high hopes for full sheets of a perfectly repeated linoleum pattern, outlined with precise lines of gold gouache. Unfortunately that decision was made a little too late and somewhere between hand making gifts, baking and printing I was forced to resort to plain 'ole kraft.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">Luckily the stamp- drawn from a beautiful Spanish tile we dug up in Barcelona- is pretty universal. Using different ink colors, it should carry me through a year's worth of events and holidays. And I've learned my lesson: to finish in time for Christmas 2011 I'll have to start now.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-82991131101571384922011-01-05T12:15:00.008-05:002011-08-08T18:12:01.795-04:00place matters<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TSSse7dfkdI/AAAAAAAAC6U/UvKcsVTsvRo/s1600/2+copy_1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="416" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TSSse7dfkdI/AAAAAAAAC6U/UvKcsVTsvRo/s640/2+copy_1.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">'Tis the season for my favorite winter meal- a hearty soup, a hunk of bread and some <a href="http://www.cowgirlcreamery.com/">Cowgirl Creamery</a> cheese. It’s easy (especially when Jake is doing the cooking), warming, fragrant and always delicious. And a big pot lasts for days, which is perfect because I <i>never</i> get sick of soup.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">But however casual the food, meals in our apartment are always an event. A nice <a href="http://moorebrothers.com/">bottle of wine</a>, a few <a href="https://www.northernlightscandles.com/productscategory.cfm?Name=Unfragranced&PLine=Tealights&Status=Unfragranced">candles</a> (plug!) and real linens help us slow down and celebrate the flavors we’ve been salivating over.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">In anticipation of this cold-weather ritual, I designed a set of place-mats with a delicate summer/winter stripe lined with a durable natural cotton. The result is a great mix of rustic and elegant- ideal for a small January dinner party. We’re still a little nervous about getting them dirty, but it’s bound to happen… and slurping soup is a great way dive right in.</div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-8151041048611748422010-12-24T19:55:00.003-05:002011-08-08T18:12:13.976-04:00god jul!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TRQkDlv9ExI/AAAAAAAAC5A/V4R0aph46pg/s1600/IMG_6311.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="472" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TRQkDlv9ExI/AAAAAAAAC5A/V4R0aph46pg/s640/IMG_6311.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/swedish-holiday-saffron-buns-recipe" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Saffronsbrod</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> comes but once a year. Merry Christmas!</span></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-86112705749811684422010-11-25T21:23:00.004-05:002011-08-08T18:12:39.818-04:00happy thanksgiving!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TO8gAwlEr2I/AAAAAAAACm0/1mFwUPbIPI4/s1600/IMG_6240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TO8gAwlEr2I/AAAAAAAACm0/1mFwUPbIPI4/s640/IMG_6240.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TO8eKer75rI/AAAAAAAACmk/27fgysL3sI8/s1600/IMG_6240.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: justify;">I chose a heavy interfacing to protect the delicate weave from rogue pencil tips and a beautiful almost-navy <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/purl/products/item/3977-Robert-Kaufman-Carolina-Chambray">Chambray</a> for the lining. With <a href="http://www.twelve22.org/2006/07/zipper_tutorial.html">simple instructions</a> and a zipper foot (my new best friend), I was thrilled to find a showcase for the bold pattern in just a few hours.</div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-27194864899568597202010-09-26T21:02:00.144-04:002010-11-11T15:39:33.488-05:00better late than never<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TMAvFCPJ9wI/AAAAAAAABhk/o8tQ33oieI8/s1600/IMG_5542.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="392" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TMAvFCPJ9wI/AAAAAAAABhk/o8tQ33oieI8/s640/IMG_5542.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Few things please me as much as finding a perfect match- whether it's compatible paint swatches, a new flavor combination, or that new belt that goes with absolutely <i>everything</i>. So it only makes sense that I can't get enough of quilting. Not only do I get to play with endless colors and shapes, but I can meditate with the slow alignment of points and seams.</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My first quilt was designed to fit the generous dimensions an unfinished cross-stitched tablecloth found at a roadside antique shop. Luckily, the fabric scraps I'd been holding on to since my fashion school days were almost enough to complete the project. After stitching the year and holiday onto the front I gave the blanket to my Aunt as a housewarming/holiday gift. ("Jul" translates to "Christmas" in Swedish.)</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: <i>Thanks to <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/">Purl</a> for a few extra pieces of fabric, goldenrod sashiko thread and my very first life-changing rotary cutter.</i></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-14972980573008082992010-09-19T13:04:00.112-04:002010-10-20T18:10:58.215-04:00trim and proper<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="452" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TJTh13QHM5I/AAAAAAAABgk/H1oLX9mdodw/s640/IMG_5320_edit.jpg" width="640" /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Sure, working at <a href="http://www.fishseddy.com/">Fishs Eddy</a> is pretty fun. But working with the great people there is what really makes it <i>amazing!</i> The design department there is like my second home. I even tried to leave once and came crawling back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">I'm sure that everyone who works there will eventually get a post, but this one is for <a href="http://www.pomme-designs.blogspot.com/">Sara.</a> Her design sensibility and organized productivity were what got me blogging in the first place. Exchanging craft ideas and planning trips to <a href="http://www.purlsoho.com/">Purl Soho</a> on an almost-daily basis has been invaluable to my momentum. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Last year, to celebrate surviving the holidays, I gave her a humble package of trimmings which she wrote about on <a href="http://pomme-designs.blogspot.com/2009/12/vintage-trim.html">her own blog.</a> For my most recent birthday she returned the favor with an impeccably wrapped gift box, beautiful handmade drawstring bag and elegant grosgrain trim from Paris. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">It was just too lovely to leave undocumented.</div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-43079880733069201492010-09-11T14:45:00.002-04:002010-09-12T14:56:19.892-04:00christmas in august<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/THjEF0zVdwI/AAAAAAAABQQ/ftEB78OtU8Q/s1600/IMG_4880_edit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/THjEF0zVdwI/AAAAAAAABQQ/ftEB78OtU8Q/s640/IMG_4880_edit2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My stay in <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=gotland+sweden&oe=utf-8&client=firefox-a&ie=UTF8&hl=en&hq=&hnear=Gotland+County,+Gotland,+Sweden&ll=57.63658,17.512207&spn=1.755464,4.746094&z=8">Gotland, Sweden</a> was to be a more than just a much-needed escape from New York; it was a month-long opportunity to delve into my familial, cultural and, of course, culinary heritage.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">For the entirety of August my adoptive Swedish mother, Gunilla (actually my Grandmother's cousin's daughter) </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">sweetly </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">deflected my nagging questions ("How do you make that?", "How do you make <i>that</i>?!") until she organized a day-long course in Swedish Baking: 101. Camera and spatula in hand we mixed, measured and munched our way through the newest additions to our Christmas </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">smörgåsbord. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Above (from left to right): <i>mummakaka, </i></span><i><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> hasselnötskakor and </span><span id="search" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; visibility: visible;">saffranspannkaka.</span></i>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-28703305600363147402010-08-28T04:50:00.008-04:002010-08-29T04:57:44.945-04:00local layers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/THjcL-o6aaI/AAAAAAAABQk/t5CVG_Did0Y/s1600/IMG_5134_edit2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="456" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/THjcL-o6aaI/AAAAAAAABQk/t5CVG_Did0Y/s640/IMG_5134_edit2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My experience with felting thus far has been limited to creating </span><a href="http://www.sourcedmaterial.com/wool/installation070710.html" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">over-sized pelt-like sheets</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> for</span><a href="http://www.sourcedmaterial.com/" style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> Jake's work</a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">. Sure, that takes technique but not a whole lot of refinement. </span><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So I was thrilled to visit <span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">Annika Grandelius's wool and felting studio, </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;"><a href="http://www.ullverkstan.se/">Ullverkstan Vallstena</a>, on our handicraft tour of <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Gotland,+Sweden&sll=42.53522,-98.197613&sspn=38.481819,75.9375&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Gotland+County,+Gotland,+Sweden&z=8">Gotland</a>. She graciously gave us a hands-on tutorial while elaborating on the local and international </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">traditional </span></span><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">techniques that have informed her practice. I walked away with a souvenir of my efforts- a felt poppy made from Gotlandish wool- and inspired by a new sense of the delicacy and detail possible in felting. <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 100%;"><span style="border-collapse: collapse;">Note: <i>For more information on our day-of-craft, check out <a href="http://sourcedmaterial.blogspot.com/2010/08/gotlands-crafts.html">Jake's blog post.</a></i> </span></span></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-77937199974500857382010-07-19T10:45:00.008-04:002010-07-19T23:09:55.593-04:00lasting impressions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TERk4MK1oqI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/INaT59k4aU4/s1600/IMG_4190edit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="438" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TERk4MK1oqI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/INaT59k4aU4/s640/IMG_4190edit.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">When I found this collection of rusty old faucet spigots in a Western New York junk yard I knew they'd make for a great extension of my <a href="http://www.headwestdesign.com/">thesis</a>. Forty molds and hours upon hours of grinding later I had a small edition of recycled glass tiles to hand out to friends and family- plus a couple leftovers to grace my mantle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: <i>I was lucky enough to have the help of <a href="http://www.denapengas.com/">Dena Pengas</a> who, in exchange for a website design, gave her time and expertise to the project. </i></span>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-4000783528536728892010-07-19T00:41:00.004-04:002010-11-12T10:37:25.438-05:00warp and weft<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD9e-FGMDNI/AAAAAAAAAcU/bsafnSK0yf0/s1600/IMG_4153.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD9e-FGMDNI/AAAAAAAAAcU/bsafnSK0yf0/s640/IMG_4153.jpg" width="640" /></a><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;">For the first three classes of<a href="http://www.textileartscenter.com/"> Intro to Weaving </a>there was actually no weaving at all. That aside, I fell in love on the spot. Dressing the loom proved to be a methodical and meditative process, giving me an instant appreciation for the age-old process. And this simply striped straight-draft twill taught me the basics of the four-shaft loom plus a little color theory. Needless to say, I'm already on to the next project.</span>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3616965750623009328.post-71303160474899886572010-07-15T01:17:00.013-04:002010-09-10T08:43:56.460-04:00well seasoned<div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD8aTLm7-9I/AAAAAAAAAcI/WLCM8xlf1nI/s640/spice1-1+copy.jpg" width="640" /></div><br />
<div class="" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><div style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After my visit to the <a href="http://www.countrymusichalloffame.org/our-work/" target="_blank">Hatch Show Print Company</a> in Nashville, I decided to try my hand at a wood type broadside. Luckily, the very talented and crafty <a href="http://pomme-designs.blogspot.com/">Sara</a> was just as game and we immediately registered for the Vintage Poster class at <a href="http://www.studioonthesq.com/" target="_blank">Studio on the Square</a>. <br />
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Around the same time, I was busy in the kitchen perfecting my <a href="http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=hWm&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&q=saffron+bread&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=" target="_blank">saffron bread</a> recipe- hoping to meet the high standard set by my Mother each Christmas. Each trial batch brought me instantly back to the December memory of breaking saffron bread with my family in Swedish tradition. I was struck by how the scent of a familiar spice can be a vehicle for potent memories. So grew the inspiration for my first broadside project: a triptych of three classic spices- Ginger, Saffron, and Paprika- in their respective vibrant hues. </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD6Yh6jA86I/AAAAAAAAAbc/hJu6M1wp3hA/s1600/spice4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD6YDdC9TmI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Gy0jUJjR_yQ/s1600/spice2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD6YDdC9TmI/AAAAAAAAAbU/Gy0jUJjR_yQ/s640/spice2.jpg" width="640" /></a><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_HdFteTQ0ySk/TD6Yh6jA86I/AAAAAAAAAbc/hJu6M1wp3hA/s640/spice4.jpg" width="640" /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Note: <i>These definitions were taken from the beautiful pages of one of my most trusted cooking bibles, </i><a href="http://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/i-know-how-to-cook-9780714848044/">I Know How To Cook</a><i> by Ginette Mathiot<a href="http://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/i-know-how-to-cook-9780714848044/">.</a></i></span></div>Silkahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12984578347518651938noreply@blogger.com0