[atheneergane]

There's something so soothing about sewing with a catchstitch.

[atheneergane]

Sometimes Éclair falls in love with a fabric. Apparently this shirting is her new favorite choice.

[atheneergane]

Already planning next year's parade float. 😎

[allonsybadwolf]

"crochet can't be made by machines" went from being a cool fun fact to being a call to action of "so if you see mass manufactured crochet in Target, that was made by a person and they were underpaid and you should boycott it" which is true, it was made by a person, but EVERY item of clothing you own (that you did not purchase from a company using ethical labor) was made by a person being underpaid (at *best*.)

Sewing machines are operated by *people*. Knitting machines are operated by *people*. Yes lots of the process is automated but you cannot tell a machine "make me a t-shirt" or "make me a knit cardigan".

Higher awareness of fast fashion, and the true human labor and abuse behind it, is GREAT, but let's not pretend that the crochet hat in target is THE problem. Every article of clothing in target is the problem. "All clothes are made by people" is the jumping off point here into understanding this issue it's not just crochet it's the whole thing ahhhhHHHHHHHHHH

[enerdsout]

[marzipanandminutiae]

If you've ever seen images of sweatshops in the early 20th century, in New York or the UK or other developed countries

Guess what

Your clothing is still made in a place that looks like that. The only thing that's different is the tech level of the sewing machines and the race of the workers 

[atheneergane]

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY EVERYONE!!

We're staged for our annual small town 4th of July Parade.

[atheneergane]

I know it doesn't look like much, but here's the start of my Fourth of July Parade float!

[atheneergane]

Eleven of the fourteen ensembles for tomorrow!

[atheneergane]

I know it doesn't look like much, but here's the start of my Fourth of July Parade float!

[atheneergane]

Everyday I am singing my stupid little song 🎶I love pattern drafting, I love pattern drafting🎶

[atheneergane]

There's something so soothing about sewing with a catchstitch.

[atheneergane]

Time to hem the cape. 😎

[atheneergane]

Very technical work, hemming the cape lining on my bedroom floor.

[atheneergane]

My new pressing tool

[atheneergane]

She fell asleep 💤

[atheneergane]

Very technical work, hemming the cape lining on my bedroom floor.

[atheneergane]

My new pressing tool

[aurora-winters]

I've been learning Swedish embroidery/ weaving. I need to start keeping some kind of fiber arts bucket list going. This style of embroidery was surprisingly easy and fun!

[thewellofastarael]

Do you have a book/website you're using for reference?

[atheneergane]

Very technical work, hemming the cape lining on my bedroom floor.

[atheneergane]

Put the coat on hold until I can get some twill tape. (There are certain disadvantages to living four hours away from a fabric store.)

In the meantime, I've been testing my new cape pattern!

[atheneergane]

Welts finally added!

[atheneergane]

Lining in place. 😎

[atheneergane]

Put the coat on hold until I can get some twill tape. (There are certain disadvantages to living four hours away from a fabric store.)

In the meantime, I've been testing my new cape pattern!

[atheneergane]

Welts finally added!

[atheneergane]

The harrowing ordeal of needing to cut your garment to when adding a welt pocket. 😩

[pmamtraveller]

"An Empire Built on Waste" by artist Emanuele (Jane) Morelli