Author Archives: destashification

The Purse d’Resistance is now a Backpack!

Posted on March 1, 2012 by destashification

Last summer, the Purse d’Resistance was created to carry all the necessities during a month of travel.   Unfortunately, somewhere in the creative process, visual and textural interest trumped common sense. As a result, the base and body of a purse … Continue reading →

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Surely, there is a pattern that will fit…

Posted on February 11, 2012 by destashification

A comment stated and heard repeatedly by those that sew. Included in the 2012 New Year’s Resolutions was to do “whatever was necessary” to sew a top that actually fit! Two requirements were common themes across every website visited on … Continue reading →

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How to Make Those Faces

Posted on January 31, 2012 by destashification

Beaded Face Cabochons add just the right embellishment to purses and jackets.  The beading options are endless! This post outlines the steps to create a basic beaded face cabochon. Start with a polymer clay face.  They are simple to make … Continue reading →

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More Football = More Knitting

Posted on January 18, 2012 by destashification

Four Football Playoff Games + Pre-Game Shows + Post-Game Shows = One Silk Sage Sweater. Yarn from the Stash and a knitting pattern from 1968! The Stash contained two cones of sage green  Elann.com Soie Bambou, a silk bamboo double … Continue reading →

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Football and Knitting

Posted on January 9, 2012 by destashification

Are you ready for some football? Line up the Unfinished Knitting Projects from the Stash, knitting needles, and a coffee – turn on ESPN and the playoffs and… I…it is time to knit! Football and knitting! A great Destashification Weekend! … Continue reading →

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Luscious Yarn = Lovely Sweaters

Posted on January 7, 2012 by destashification

The Yarn Stash is more tactile than The Fabric Stash.   It contains yarns spun from qiviut, cashmere, silk, merino, linen, bamboo (even some wool and acrylics) and combinations there of.  Yarn just has a feel that is difficult to resist. … Continue reading →

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Table Runner Tutorial: The Engineering-Only Version

Posted on January 6, 2012 by destashification

“The facts, Ma’am, just the facts.” Editorializing is fun. But too much of it in a tutorial can cause confusion.   So to focus solely on providing the instructions for the Destashification Table Runner – this engineering-only version was created….. … Continue reading →

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Art in a Science Dissertation

Posted on December 26, 2011 by destashification

Art can be found anywhere. I was fortunate to be able to attend the son’s Molecular Biology PhD Dissertation Presentation – although I understood very little after he said, “Welcome….” While he was speaking in polysyllabic terms, I was watching … Continue reading →

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The Five Year Sweater

Posted on December 23, 2011 by destashification

When winter sets, so does the urge to knit.  Even after moving to Arizona. My sons, now men, still live in the Northeast and still need warm sweaters (at least in their mother’s opinion). Five winters ago, I started Jack’s … Continue reading →

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Tutorial: Flanged Pillows with Frustration-Free Zipper

Posted on December 18, 2011 by destashification

Who enjoys sewing in zippers? Silence… An occasional cricket chirping…. …..but mostly silence. Something about zippers frightened an entire generation away from sewing.  However, this “zipper anxiety” is totally unnecessary. Flanged pillows can be completed in less than 2 hours … Continue reading →

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