despite the dickensian title of this post, the story behind these two bags is rather brief. it started with the bag in the back (the one with the liberty mirabelle straps). it came to me in a sort of vision . . . a simple little tote bag with just a touch of liberty (because you know, a little bit of liberty goes a long way!) and i had so much fun making bag 1 in the back, that another idea for a dainty little…
so here it is! version 2 of the isoceles shell from before sewn up in two contrasting fabrics. this version is sort of a “reverse mullet” — it’s a party up front and business in the back!the fabric in the front panel is liberty sue b, which we just got in for AW15. the fabric in the back is robert kaufman’s chambray union slubby dot. still haven’t acquired a tripod or selfie stick . . . but here it is on me (yikes!) hopefully you’ll…
minor miracle! we actually found some time to finish a project . . . this is the isoceles shell, so named after the isoceles triangles that make up the side panels. admittedly, it doesn’t look like much hanging on the dress form (need to find a tripod or selfie stick!), but it’s become a summer wardrobe go-to! being double gauze, the fabric is soft, breathable and something to be lived in! the isoceles side panels create movement and ease . . . but more so,…
we ordered these wonderful aqua bloom double gauzes from yuwa six months ago and they finally arrived! while we swoon over the delicate and lyrical watercolour florals, the magic is really in the cloth itself! The base cloth of these double gauzes features a camellia flower that has been woven into the cloth. What’s more the fabric has been treated with a proprietary “SmoothSkin” process, where camellia oil (also known as camellia japonica oil or tsubaki) is adhered to the fabric, giving it a soft…
we ♥ bagels. and can you imagine our curiosity when these giant stacked bagel sculptures started popping up in and downtown nyc! spotted one this morning on 6th & greenwich ave. there’s one in hudson river park around christopher street too that we’ve seen. apparently these ginormous odes to the bagel are by swedish artist hanna liden.
the other day, knitwear designer extraordinare michele wang shot us an email asking if we liked our heavy duty ball winder from nancy’s knit knacks. being on a spotty wifi connection while on vacation and heavily distracted by this fellow with the big stick. . . . . . we probably didn’t properly communicate how much we LOVE our ball winder! we have the motorized version (which means no more hand-cranking for us!) it’s also got a special piece of technology in it that…
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look what just landed! just received noodlehead (aka anna graham)’s handmade style book that we pre-ordered many many months ago. took a quick flip thru the book and it’s chock full of projects that scream (MAKE ME!!!). what really caught our eye, however, is this tunic: such easy breezy summer chic! now to figure out which liberty print to whip it up in! ps. we’ve ordered the book for the shop too! it will be here shortly! just arrived and can be found in the…
and here’s the little man in his new pants! he promptly road tested these pants . . . assessing their suitability for important toddler activities, like climbing onto gliders, surfin’ on said glider, and jumping up and down!
for some time now, we’ve been dreaming about dressing munchkin boy in harem pants (is that odd?). finding ourselves with a few spare moments in the studio, we decided to whip up a pattern and make a prototype! the ones here are stitched out of cotton + steel’s bespoke ephemera double gauze print. we used just 3/4 yard of the fabric, and fortunately little munchkin’s legs are still short enough that we could cut the fabric along its width so as to achieve a vertical…