#memade — Public Fediverse posts

I love these linen shirts so much I had to make more than one! Lightweight, comfy, and perfect for hiking, travel, or running errands — even in the Texas heat ☀️ A go-to in my capsule wardrobe + a popular sewing project with my students full of techniques you can use in other garments. Style + skill in one! ✂️🧵
#linen #sewing #MeMade #capsulewardrobe #DIYfashion #slowfashion #garmentsewing #handmadewardrobe #hikingwear #madeinaustin

@BrambleBearWhuffling @malcircuit
One of the things that I’ve learned about myself over the years is that I will work like a beaver on my projects when there are other folks around me. I’ve also primarily focussed on #sewing my own clothing for a half dozen years now and amazingly, I now wear an almost entirely #MeMade wardrobe. A lot of that is thanks to sewing classes, sew days, and online maker times. #BodyDouble magic!
#ADHD

My sandals self destructed while I was on vacation so I'm trying to make my own out of some random poly/cotton canvas and a cut up old boot mat. Here's an initial stab at a layout for the straps. This is not what I'll end up with, but it's more comfortable than I expected.

#meMade #sewing #shoemaking

I finished this shawl/scarf this afternoon. Made with Cotton Kings Sultan Shadow, it's nice and lightweight. It's unfortunate that I will probably have to wait til the Autumn to actually use it in earnest!

#crochet #handmade #shawl #crochetersofinstagram #crocheted #memade

So I've been playing around with making an ink. I blame @evilrooster

This would be a pretty old style iron-gall ink except I don't have oak galls. I have arbutus bark instead.

Arbutus bark: This stuff just falls off the tree in my front yard this time of year in these thin, brittle, brown sheets. I picked this up off the ground, crumbled it into smallish pieces and stuck it in this little cloth bag so it would be easier to fish out at the end.

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#ink #meMade #LocalMaterials #experiment

I'm still writing up the pattern but I finished the sample for my woodland hat and we went out to take photos so I can't resist giving you a little sneak peek 😁 #knitting #KnitwearDesign #MeMade #SlowFashion #colourwork

@contagioncreations @nothe
I actually have a limited number of garment styles that I actually want to wear and sew. I tried commercial patterns first with limited success. Now, I've narrowed down my likes to #SewLiberated and #HelensCloset. I've got several patterns from each company and they're all printed up. They'll keep me busy for several months, at least. Already reusing 2 of the patterns.
#Sewing
#MeMade

Adding some hashtags on to this introduction (as I ran out of space for them!):
#JournalistsOnMastodon
#journalism
#Journalist
#datajournalism
#datadrivenjournalism
#data
#ddj
#datavisualization
#datavisualisation
#datavis
#opendata
#spreadsheets
#freedomofinformation
#foi
#foia
#FOIFriday
#sewing
#memade