A viewer question takes us to the home of Girl Popcorn designer Julie Dunbar for a lesson in freehand embroidery, and to the local DIY boutique where she sells her clothing.
The pattern. Both beautiful and complicated. This week were taking the cue from CurleQ94 and hangin with the ladies of Burda Style for a helpful pattern lesson, plus were celebrating with the ladies of Compai at their new book opening in Brooklyn.
Thread Heads visit Stitch Lounge, the country's first urban sewing lounge and chat with one of the women who started it all Melissa Alvarado. we take tour of the lounge and review their new book Subversive Seamster: Transform Thrift Store Threads into Street Couture. Also, a glance at their first book: "Sew Subversive". Forum member Pinoy Blaze aka Carlo, pays us a visit at the lounge and gives us a tut on how to make one of his signature pieces. Want the awesome DIY books featured in this episode?...
This week we feature a fan's request to learn how to do a simple stitch and we put it to use by making a pixie hat from a tutorial submitted on our forums. Feature designer of the week is Treat DC whose original style is versatile and as the designer Ms Vong says, anyone can rock them! Plus a quick look at some cool websites and profiles on our fab fan submissions.
Revolutionary fashion and protesting in San Francisco. The Weavings of War, and a devastatingly entertaining lesson on sewing. Watch or watch your back!
An introduction of sorts....A little something to influence you to raid your closets, get your mother's sewing machine out of the attic, and set your web cameras to record.... D.I.Y. or DIE !!!
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