by Sue Schlabach | Mar 27, 2013 | Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News
The mailman pulled up outside the studio door—always a good sign that he comes bearing something he can’t squeeze into the mailbox. Today’s package came all the way from Belarus. Yards and yards of unbleached natural linen, and several yards of an...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 26, 2013 | Color, Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News
A blue and green flowered skirt, a blue lace shift and a deep orange shirt were among the garments Denise and I scissored up to make four fabric covers for composition books last Friday. Here are the results of our two hour book fest in the studio. We took these to...
by Sue Schlabach | Feb 8, 2013 | Artisanal Living, Color, Creativity, Design, Handmade, India, Sewing, Weaving, Winter
The snow is piling up, just as they said. For once the hype seems true. My main happiness is watching it obscure all the broken branches under the trees, and the last piles of garden debris I raked up but never hauled to the compost pile. And then there is the...
by Sue Schlabach | Jan 29, 2013 | Creativity, Design, DIY Tutorials, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing
On New Years Day I went to the studio. I thought I’d start the new year by making something. {A precedent to set for the year.} {A need to get my hands working with fiber after being up to my elbows in holiday food and wrapping paper for a few weeks.} The...
by Sue Schlabach | Dec 19, 2012 | Color, Design, Housewares, Interior Design
This fall I was pleased to see classic blues return to the pages of shelter magazines and in the collections I saw in Paris at Maison et Objet. As a child I collected blue willow china, and I still have a soft spot for any blue and white plates. These new blue...
