Tag: Sewist
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Of Figures and Foldlines; or, The Origami Suit
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I had a lot of down time that year. It was not in the sense of having no pressing obligations, but of being indisposed and thus unable to fulfill obligations. My body had decided there would be no more pushing through. It seemed to realize that there has been a…
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Of Currents and Coverlets
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Last week, as I was getting up to leave my own therapy session, I paused to take a quick photo. The items that sit arranged on top of a low bookcase, including a box of tissues, were backlit by the uncovered windows. Whoever had last pulled a tissue from the…
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Of Rules and Rebellions; or, A Tahoe Lodge Sweater Quilt Adventure
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Quilt making is not my primary focus in the sewing room, but more than a few quilts have come together under the presser foot of my sewing machine over the years. It had been forever since I had finished one when I was asked if I would be willing to…