18th Mar 2020
We were chatting with our friend Millee a few weeks ago about low-waste, non-plastic wall covering options for her home. Something that would dress up her space but not fill up her garbage can. W…
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12th Mar 2020
Those of you who followed me along on last year's wardrobe adventures know that I've been on the path to perfect pants for some time now. I wasn't super confident with woven patterns and techniqu…
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15th Feb 2020
It's important to us to make clothes that last, that wear well, that still look and feel good years down the road. So when we bring in a new fabric to test, it's basically my job to try to destroy it.…
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10th Feb 2020
Starting this weekend, our studio shop will be open regular hours! Please be warned: we don't stock our racks the way a typical clothing store would. If, for instance, you've been eyeing the Luck…
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4th Feb 2020
For as long as I've been sewing, I've been saving. Fabric and findings and tools squirrelled away for the day when I have opportunity to use them. Since I've given up my day job and am back at Ureshii…
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16th Dec 2019
We've been busy busy beavers this last week assembling a showroom space in our home studio. We pulled our old market racks out of storage, then built a few more displays from salvaged bits and bobs ar…
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27th Nov 2019
A shipment of beautiful merino fabrics arrived this week, and I'm spending the day cutting pre-orders. I cut three garments (sometimes four, if I'm feeling cocky) simultaneously, because it's the best…
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20th Aug 2019
As I mentioned before, these paisley pants were unexpected stars of my capsule wardrobe project. They had more impact in photos and gave more opportunity for interesting colour combinations. I found t…
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4th Aug 2019
My Darlings,In the first week of May this year I started this project on a whim. Through the winter and early spring I had begun to wonder about the possible waste of my own make-(or thrift)-and-…
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28th Jul 2019
My darlings, it has been A WEEK. Partly this is true because it has been three weeks. Week 10The sewing shop I work at part-time moved, and I ended up there for seven days straight. The first thr…
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19th Jul 2019
E and I had a day off together on Wednesday. We both work part-time jobs outside of Ureshii, so this doesn’t happen all that often. When it does, the to-do list for that day is long and completely imp…
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11th Jul 2019
Last week's strides on the pants-making front felt brilliant but did not lead to further strides or brilliance. I came to some conclusions about the next month's wardrobe shift, and stalled out on one…
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