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Have you ever wanted to make your own jeans? Like professionally fitted customized jeans that actually fit your curves ...
01/18/2026

Have you ever wanted to make your own jeans? Like professionally fitted customized jeans that actually fit your curves & swerves? Me me me, I do!

I’m excited to be part of ’s Jeans Camp this year with costume designer & seamstress and designer who will walk us through making our own professionally tailored jeans! You pick your own pattern too.

I’ll be sharing embroidery & design techniques so that these can have sweet details. We’ll have time for cozy stitching in between personalized garment fittings and lessons on jeans construction & professional level finishing techniques.

Jeans Camp is March 5-8 & registration closes soon, Jan. 25. Let’s stitch & sew & make some amazing jeans together!

🔗 Hop over to the link in my bio for more info or .

Recently mailed out the last Pattern Club sampler of 2025. Working on details for 2026 & hope to share details soon. Nev...
12/11/2025

Recently mailed out the last Pattern Club sampler of 2025. Working on details for 2026 & hope to share details soon.

Never named this pattern. I always struggle with the naming part. Was inspired by fanciful bandana motifs & block print imagery. Any name ideas?

Friends! Visit me this weekend for GIVE BACK MARKET; a community-driven fundraiser benefitting .I’m bringing books, kit...
12/10/2025

Friends! Visit me this weekend for GIVE BACK MARKET; a community-driven fundraiser benefitting .

I’m bringing books, kits, stencils, artworks & tabling with the very talented ! We’d love to see you! Please come out & see us & all the makers. All the details below….

Textile Arts Center
505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
December 13+14, 12-7pm

2025 TAC Give Back Market Vendors are: .made.art_, , , .threads,dyed, , , , , .tooths, , , , .light.wild, , , , , , , , .net_,


Give Back Market will feature community engagement activities from Interference Archive and POGEK (Parent’s of Gender Expansive Kids). Drop in to create handwritten cards for trans youth across the country, and pom poms in support of Palestine with Fiber Friends of Falastin; an exploratory social activity for folks who are interested in building community at the intersection of textile-making and social movements.

GBM 2025 Vendors have collectively pledged $3200 in solidarity with Gowanus Mutual Aid. All fundraising for the event will benefit - chip in with suggested donations at the door!

The market itself is magical, we will have quality local and handmade textiles + goods, activities, and Artist in Residence Open Studios. Music, drinks, and community make this a real party!

Friends! Visit me this weekend for GIVE BACK MARKET; a community-driven fundraiser benefitting .I’m bringing books, kit...
12/10/2025

Friends! Visit me this weekend for GIVE BACK MARKET; a community-driven fundraiser benefitting .

I’m bringing books, kits, stencils, artworks & tabling with the very talented ! We’d love to see you! Please come out & see us & all the makers. All the details below….

Textile Arts Center
505 Carroll Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
December 13+14, 12-7pm

2025 TAC Give Back Market Vendors are: .made.art_, , , .threads,dyed, , , , , .tooths, , , , .light.wild, , , , , , , , .net_,


Give Back Market will feature community engagement activities from Interference Archive and POGEK (Parent’s of Gender Expansive Kids). Drop in to create handwritten cards for trans youth across the country, and pom poms in support of Palestine with Fiber Friends of Falastin; an exploratory social activity for folks who are interested in building community at the intersection of textile-making and social movements.

GBM 2025 Vendors have collectively pledged $3200 in solidarity with Gowanus Mutual Aid. All fundraising for the event will benefit - chip in with suggested donations at the door! (CASH PREFERRED!)

The market itself is magical, we will have quality local and handmade textiles + goods, activities, and Artist in Residence Open Studios. Music, drinks, and community make this a real party!

My heart could burst with excitement! I’ll be teaching Refashioning Slow Fashion Retreat in Maine July 7-13 with these ...
01/24/2025

My heart could burst with excitement! I’ll be teaching Refashioning Slow Fashion Retreat in Maine July 7-13 with these amazing teachers & !

These images from last years retreat are such sweet reminders of how immersed in nature & the creative process we are at camp. We play, we make, we eat, we swim, we rest & connect. It’s a blessing.

🗓️Save the date!! Registration opens Sunday March 2nd at 3pm EST.

I’ve been volunteering with working with a child on their reading skills. It’s been such a blast! My student is super c...
12/03/2024

I’ve been volunteering with working with a child on their reading skills. It’s been such a blast! My student is super creative & motivated by games & drawing. They requested a punch card to further gamify our sessions & I was more than happy to make this cute card! They requested I do one for myself too 🥲💙

This Giving Tuesday support & give the gift of tutoring for children who need some help. If you’re in the NY area it’s a great way to give back to your community!

Thankful for this experience which has really deepened my appreciation for reading & how much I take it for granted. Thanks !

p.s if you’re interested in the punch card DM me. I’m happy to share! But you gotta let me know how’d you use it. 🎲📚

A peek at the latest sampler that I’ve been making custom thread packs for & stitching behind the scenes. I’m almost r...
09/19/2024

A peek at the latest sampler that I’ve been making custom thread packs for & stitching behind the scenes. I’m almost ready to mail. 💌

To my subscribers, I’m so sorry this round is late but I’m working hard on it. Always feel like I’m behind as a small creative business. Wish I had more stamina for the physical & business side of things.

Big thanks to for the screen printing 💙

I’ll share a few extra samplers for those who’d like to drop in & stitch up this pattern too ➖➖➖➖

✨Denim Mending Class✨this Saturday! I love wearing & repairing denim. It’s been my entry point into all things mending s...
09/18/2024

✨Denim Mending Class✨this Saturday! I love wearing & repairing denim. It’s been my entry point into all things mending since my mending pile is always stocked. I hope you’ll join me exploring various approaches to denim repair including:

➕classic patch repairs above & below
➕Sashiko stitching
➕darning (2nd image)
➕curved & circular patches
➕

FYI other materials are also welcome! I use denim here because it is so ubiquitous, but these techniques can be applied to all kinds of materials. We will concentrate on woven fabrics for class.

Got any wovens & denim to repair? What would be most helpful for you to learn? I’m always so curious to hear.

Finally finished fixing up these French work pants I thrifted in Amsterdam . They had such great vintage! Almost a year ...
07/27/2024

Finally finished fixing up these French work pants I thrifted in Amsterdam . They had such great vintage! Almost a year later I took them to DarnIt! Mend club for the motivation/gentle peer pressure to get it started. All I needed to do was sew a missing button at the waist & patch a large hole with thinning fabric around the knee. Things just take time and there’s a world full of hurt & distraction happening at light speed everyday, so I’m not beating myself up about it. Just sharing in case anyone else might relate & to share its ok to go slow.

I used a sashiko-inspired pattern from my book Make & Mend paired with a lucky denim scrap found in CA. Fun to reimagine these vintage pants by drawing out my own pattern & stitching it up.

✂️ Wanna get to that mending pile or just learn some hand-stitching skills? I just listed a fresh batch of classes & would love to stitch with you. 🔗Hop over to the link in my bio for more info. Here’s the schedule:

➕ August 17 Intro to Sashiko
➕ Sept. 7 Sashiko 2: Creating Patterns from Scratch
➕ Sept. 21 Denim Mending
➕Sept. 28, Oct. 5 & 12 Hand Stitches for Mending (a three part series!)

p.s Darn it! Is hosted by & at Highly recommend! So many kind menders show up. So nice to mend with friends. Next one is Aug. 4.

✨Zodiac Constellation Embroidery✨ class next Saturday! I’ve created a pdf with all the zodiac constellations at differen...
05/26/2024

✨Zodiac Constellation Embroidery✨ class next Saturday!

I’ve created a pdf with all the zodiac constellations at different sizes to make a range of objects from teeny pins to giant runners.

I covering transfer patterns, several embroidery stitches including stitching with beads & sequins & embellishing clothing. You can make a pin or add a constellation to anything you wanna!

⭐️I also have a few kits ready to ship! Join me - link in bio 🌙

✨MINI QUILT CLASS✨ next Saturday. Join me for some time to play & experiment with a combo of traditional & unconventiona...
05/20/2024

✨MINI QUILT CLASS✨ next Saturday. Join me for some time to play & experiment with a combo of traditional & unconventional quilting methods.

To get you inspired I share historical pieces & artists using unconventional materials & practices. Use your own stash of scrap materials to create a unique piece.

Love that it’s a very portable project too. This is my WIP from my last class & took it with me in a recent trip for some travel stitching.

🔗link in bio for all upcoming online classes

Grateful to Amanne & Lina for creating an NYC tatreez stitching circle last month. They shared traditional Palestinian...
05/15/2024

Grateful to Amanne & Lina for creating an NYC tatreez stitching circle last month. They shared traditional Palestinian patterns from the project & we each picked a pattern to stitch. We got to share the joy of Palestinian embroidery & celebrate Palestinian culture while stitching in community- one of my favorite things to do. I wanted to be part of this group and project to show solidarity with the Palestinian textile community here & beyond.

Amanne & Lina also have a podcast where you can learn more about tatreez, makers in the diaspora & how intertwined the history of Palestine & Palestinian textiles are. I highly recommend the episodes with Wafa to deep dive into historical garments, history & tatreez embroidery.

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