Nashville: More Craft Than Country

Nashville is known for it’s singing cowboys and cowgirls. It is a fashionable and happening place, but it is not just the famous singers that make it so special. Behind […]

Silk Velvet and Home Couture

I have long been a fan of the silk velvet tiger I would spy in design magazines over the years. So when I finally decided to do some home decorating, […]

Bias Sewing: Cutting the Fabric

If you want to learn how to prepare fabric for cutting bias garments, I suggest watching this this very helpful video of Charles Kleibacker, Cutting the Fabric, 1979. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BGP68kq_Q0 If […]

Sewing with Silk and French Seams

This is a guideline I developed for the Sewing with Silk and on the Bias class. I hope it helps. Sewing with Silk Charmeuse and on the Bias Suggested Notions […]