One of the great things about having been a weaver for 30+ years is that I have a closet full of beautiful fabrics that are just ripe for cutting up and sewing. A lot of weavers have a fear of doing that and that's why so many handwoven garments are rectangles: scarves, shawls, ruanas. I have spent some time in the last few years working on improving my sewing skills so that I have actually cut curved necklines in my ruanas and have started applying some couturier techniques such as lining to handwoven textiles. But I have a long way to go!
I've been enjoying the sewing blogs so much and have been amazed how much I'm learning! Here I'll probably be posting a lot of questions and hope that some of you will have some answers for me.
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About Me
- Cathi Twill
- San Francisco area
- Long-time weaver and spinner, I am gathering the sewing skills to move past "the rectangle" [scarves and shawls] toward a more creative use of my handwoven fabric into one-of-a-kind garments
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I like it!!
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