opensewing https://www.opensewing.org textiles lover & artisan Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:50:17 +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 opensewing https://www.opensewing.org 32 32 Here and now – studies of NOW https://www.opensewing.org/blog/here-and-now-studies-of-now/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/here-and-now-studies-of-now/#respond Thu, 04 Jul 2024 16:38:15 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=3152 Stitched studies of NOW for my mother, who passed away 8 months ago. Obviously NOW is all we have.
And a foolproof recipe to escape the rat race in our minds.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/here-and-now-studies-of-now/feed/ 0 Use what you have: Messenger bag “inner peace“ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cd-peace-on-messenger-bag/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cd-peace-on-messenger-bag/#respond Sat, 16 Sep 2023 22:05:00 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2883 An old black messenger bag was lurking around my space with a front labeling I did not like.
I used just one CD to hide the label and add interest.

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cd-peace-on-messenger-bag/feed/ 0 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/sage-heart-leaf-top-travel-mat/feed/ 0 Use what you have: CDs on a tote bag https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cds-on-a-tote-bag/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cds-on-a-tote-bag/#respond Wed, 30 Aug 2023 02:19:32 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2764 Before giving something away try to reuse it. Make something beautiful. This motivated me to link the CDs with a vintage tote bag: Here comes “head over heels".

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]]> https://www.opensewing.org/blog/use-what-you-have-cds-on-a-tote-bag/feed/ 0 Welcome change / ruffled crop top https://www.opensewing.org/blog/welcome-change/ https://www.opensewing.org/blog/welcome-change/#respond Sat, 26 Aug 2023 16:56:58 +0000 https://www.opensewing.org/?p=2682 Assuming that these days are the last really hot summer days this year, I introduce “change“. Welcome, change. 🌈 Even I would like to wear this ruche top.

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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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