sewing / opensewing, textiles lover & artisan Helga Schmidt, Vienna https://www.opensewing.org textiles lover & artisan Sun, 17 Sep 2023 00:13:00 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.opensewing.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/cropped-favicon-512-32x32.png sewing / opensewing, textiles lover & artisan Helga Schmidt, Vienna https://www.opensewing.org 32 32 Playlist shirt “What was I made for?“ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/playlist-shirt-what-was-i-made-for/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/playlist-shirt-what-was-i-made-for/#respond Thu, 07 Sep 2023 23:53:00 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2919 To celebrate the retrieval of music in my life I made this playlist shirt “What was I made for“. Each song title is stitched in a different color on a stripe.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/playlist-shirt-what-was-i-made-for/feed/ 0 Sage – heart leaf top & travel mat https://www.opensewing.org/blog/sage-heart-leaf-top-travel-mat/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/sage-heart-leaf-top-travel-mat/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2023 22:00:00 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2744 I made a quilted heart top according to the top in the illustration of Sage the treehugger, which can also be used as travel pillow.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/welcome-change/feed/ 0 Cosmos, the co-created jeans-dress *2 https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-2/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-2/#respond Fri, 18 Aug 2023 00:24:45 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2413 Part 2 of the making of Cosmos: After creating the bee pocket and the flowers I am now making the skirt part of the dress and placing the hidden flowers.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-2/feed/ 0 Axis, the dress with a wearable spine https://www.opensewing.org/blog/axis-the-dress-with-a-wearable-spine/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/axis-the-dress-with-a-wearable-spine/#respond Thu, 29 Jun 2023 00:21:20 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2237 So here it is, my dress “axis”! Made of old shirts. And with multiple, subtle cross-stitch axes on checked parts. And a wearable extra spine.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/axis-the-dress-with-a-wearable-spine/feed/ 0 Cosmos, the co-created jeans-dress *1 https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-1/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-1/#respond Fri, 23 Jun 2023 06:45:38 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2380 My intention is to make this dress comfortable, robust, durable and machine-washable, so that it will persist the demand of being worn a lot.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/cosmos-the-co-created-jeans-dress-1/feed/ 0 Maker Faire Vienna 23 was magnificent https://www.opensewing.org/blog/maker-faire-vienna-23-was-magnificent/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/maker-faire-vienna-23-was-magnificent/#respond Sun, 11 Jun 2023 12:10:56 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2261 What a journey it was: Maker Faire Vienna 23 was truly magnificent, thanks to its thriving community of makers and the excellent team.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/maker-faire-vienna-23-was-magnificent/feed/ 0 I can´t get enough from running stitches https://www.opensewing.org/blog/i-cant-get-enough-from-running-stitches/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/i-cant-get-enough-from-running-stitches/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 17:43:38 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=1809 Running stitch is the simplest stitch imaginable, but can be applied in so many different ways: What I love the most, is the haptic experience.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/i-cant-get-enough-from-running-stitches/feed/ 0 A scrunchie a day keeps the doctor away https://www.opensewing.org/blog/a-scrunchie-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/a-scrunchie-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/#respond Sun, 23 Apr 2023 11:40:13 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=1704 I decided to make a scrunchie a day - for as long as I enjoy it. This is a perfect opportunity for trying out new ideas and making experiments.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/a-scrunchie-a-day-keeps-the-doctor-away/feed/ 0 The maker´s dress as perfect work wear https://www.opensewing.org/blog/the-makers-dress-as-perfect-work-wear/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/the-makers-dress-as-perfect-work-wear/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:23:17 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=1544 The maker´s dress is made of overalls worn 2003 only a few times in a play. Now, 20 years later I refashioned it into a work dress for my creative endeavors.

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