Finally the studio space comes to life

I admit at first it was awkward to work strictly in the studio space and not in the living room anymore. And my sewing corner had been set up for 2 months but I felt I didn't have time for bigger projects. And I just couldn't decide what to do first, crochet, knit, sew, loom knit. The abundance of choices was a hurdle for my creativity.
Today I made a plan: cut a commercial sewing pattern, iron the fabrics, cut the pattern pieces on the grain line, serge everything, sew, press seams open, use baste stitches. Do it by the book and see if the pattern and size will work...before customizing, and "free-lance" sewing. Amazingly the pattern worked well, the fabric cut on the bias drapes nicely. Can't wait to make more patchy skirts in the near future.

I won something beautiful the other day

 

and ended up with a fellow winner in the local newspaper:)

What's New in the Purple Sage Designz Web Shop?

Favorites added: hemp, recycled sari silk, wool
4 ready to ship tams for end of fall:). Classic black longer tam# 397.

organic cotton/hemp with rec. sari silk snood tam

mat your dreads wool tam
patchwork delight wool blend tam hat

Female view of fashion prevails again on Project Runway, yeah

All right, this is one of my tv passions; project runway, a reality design show where the finalists show their collections at Mercedes Benz fashion week in NYC and L'Oreal will fund big prizes for future career and design lines.
This is the 2nd time in a row that a female designer has won, with a collection that is easy, has BoHo or Caribbean influences and, NO mini skirts or all these goofy little tight cocktail dresses that men want to dress us in. (Can I say hooker alert when I look at some of the male designers and how they envision women's fashion?)
Anyway, I love Anya's finale collection, and she makes me dream of an island vacation.

Mohawk hat -- inspired by a friend's request

These hats are not live in the shops, yet, but may appear soon. A friend asked me if I could do a mohawk style hat and I worked up 2 samples, with the 2nd one actually to my satisfaction. I don't know yet if I want to sell these on a regular basis as the fringes are very time consuming, but I like the concept and style.

Work Studio pictures

my little crochet sit-down corner is coming along nicely with all 2nd hand furniture and "feel good decor". As hoarders of vintage stuff we still have an old brown tv set from the 80s(?)...but heck, it works for background noise...in the work place.

Hemp yarn dread tams beyond the beige

We all love natural hemp, but look at all these different colors and blends that hemp yarn comes in nowadays: in pure, blended with wool, cotton, bamboo, modal (plant cellulose)

These dread hemp tams are sold, but I will make similar ones per request:)