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an archived personal and craft blog from Elise Blaha Cripe.
Category: garment sewing
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I am getting ready to take a year(ish) off of new work, which means my creative focus is going to be on making just for fun. I am so excited and this has been a very long time coming. I hope to share some of my personal projects here on the blog but I know…
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I mentioned last week that the one thing I "needed" while wallpapering was a tool apron. There are so many tools I was constantly reaching for: scissors, pencil, craft knife, straight edge, tape measure, smoothing tool, etc! I knew before I tried this DIY again I was going to want to sew an apron. And…
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I finished my Hinterland Dress in March and love it so much. The fabric is a cotton poplin from Blackbird Fabrics (currently not listed on their site) and continues with my "blue makes" theme for the year. I made two changes to the pattern. First, I omitted the bust darts because they never look quite…
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Just two garment projects planned this month! I plan to use my February sock squad yarn (from Farmer's Daughter Fibers) to knit a pair of Hello Sailor socks (the gym sock version). And then I would love to finally use the Elizabeth Suzann silk noil fabric I have been saving for a pair of Arenite…
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I was hoping to finish three tops in January and I ended up finishing two and knitting two pairs of socks instead. Absolutely hyped though with what I got done. The cardigan is the Cocoknits Sarah cardigan in bright blue Retrosaria Mungo yarn. It turned out so wearable! I love the fit and the color.…
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Usually, toward the start of a new year, I would have all sort of homemade garment goals. But this year, coming off a three month break from sewing and knitting, it's hard for me to picture what I want to make. So I thought instead I would set mini-goals throughout the year. Here are three…
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I thought it would be fun to catalog the garments I sewed and knitted in 2020. It was an interesting year for my clothes making hobby. I made a bunch of garments (mostly dresses!) while Paul was deployed and then hardly touched my sewing machine or knitting needles once he returned in late September. (Don’t…
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So… this was fun. The making, the wearing and then the gathering to create this photo grid. I made a ton of clothes in 2018. Not all are shown here because honestly? Not all are worn. Some have already been donated because the fit wasn't quite right, the fabric wasn't quite right, I washed it…
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