Folks, excitement is running high at NYLon headquarters where Rachel, Puu, Jennifer, Vicki and I are watching The Great British Sewing Bee in pj's.
One of my last little projects before leaving home is a handmade name tag for the meet up. I have to confess that I felt a lot of pressure about this project because 1) I was making a name tag for Rachel Pinheiro who is the queen of craftiness and 2) I don't think of myself as being particularly crafty. Stop laughing. It's true. I don't generally join ornament swaps or other crafty endeavors, because I'm just not confident in that department. And cute is outside my comfort zone.
So, I tried to make a "name tag" that reflected my own style and the city I call home. And what is more NY-ish than our all black dress code?
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I pulled together a scrap of black leather left over from my leather jacket, a metal zipper, some grosgrain and lace hook and eye tape. My sm has an alphabet stitch, which I put to use along with some metallic thread. Rather than making a traditional name tag, I decided to make a cuff bracelet...
I sliced up the zipper and made it into trim.
I used lace hook tape as a closure and I backed the whole thing with grosgrain ribbon.
And here it is on Rachel, herself.
London people, we are so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow (get your beauty sleep!) and everyone else, we wish you were here!
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Now, back to the Sewing Bee...
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| Before we put on pj's |
One of my last little projects before leaving home is a handmade name tag for the meet up. I have to confess that I felt a lot of pressure about this project because 1) I was making a name tag for Rachel Pinheiro who is the queen of craftiness and 2) I don't think of myself as being particularly crafty. Stop laughing. It's true. I don't generally join ornament swaps or other crafty endeavors, because I'm just not confident in that department. And cute is outside my comfort zone.
So, I tried to make a "name tag" that reflected my own style and the city I call home. And what is more NY-ish than our all black dress code?
I pulled together a scrap of black leather left over from my leather jacket, a metal zipper, some grosgrain and lace hook and eye tape. My sm has an alphabet stitch, which I put to use along with some metallic thread. Rather than making a traditional name tag, I decided to make a cuff bracelet...
I sliced up the zipper and made it into trim.
I used lace hook tape as a closure and I backed the whole thing with grosgrain ribbon.
And here it is on Rachel, herself.
London people, we are so looking forward to seeing you tomorrow (get your beauty sleep!) and everyone else, we wish you were here!
Now, back to the Sewing Bee...
