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  • neuro (guest) wrote on May 30, 11:44 am

    cool episode guys.

    I think I saw a duffel in the sodafine spot that said "This is my Ex's jeans." Awesome.

  • KellesBelles wrote on May 30, 11:49 am

    You guys are making me want to move to Brooklyn, because it seems like all the awesome stores and workshops are there.

    Great episode! If I didn't already have Diana Rupp's book, I would definitely enter the contest!

  • Meg wrote on May 30, 12:32 pm

    Killer episode!! I love Sodafine and the viewer submission was great. That is a fantastic rainbow hoodie. Mad props, Threadheads!xoxoxox

  • amieeee wrote on May 30, 3:22 pm

    i just found those same rainbow sheets at a thrift store haha

  • smudgeness wrote on May 30, 3:37 pm

    I want to go to sodafine! The things there look amazing!

  • jsedai_77 (guest) wrote on May 30, 3:51 pm

    ok so corinne's necklace...was that 2 heliocopter seeds that had been coated in silver??? or am I going crazy?
    also great tip about the blind hem...it really does make dresses and skirts look more tailored..

  • Elle wrote on May 30, 5:37 pm

    I totally noticed Corinne's necklace, but I really couldn't get that good a look at it. It looked like wings to me.

  • corinneleigh (guest) wrote on May 31, 12:15 pm

    i love this necklace. it's a maple seed that has been cast in silver. i got it from an awesome sister duo called twigs and heather. check out their website
    www.twigsandheather.com
    really cool stuff.
    xoxo c

  • lisafestus wrote on May 30, 9:48 pm

    I totally love you guys. You always have great ideas on here. I just cant get enough. Keep up the good work.

  • Katzilla (guest) wrote on May 30, 9:49 pm

    Omg, Corrine, I love your earrings XD And the viewer submission hoodie was rockin'! I love the rainbows and the big sleeves.

  • corinneleigh (guest) wrote on May 31, 12:13 pm

    thanks! the earrings are from jennifer perkin's naughty secretary club line.
    xoxo c

  • princess123000 wrote on May 31, 11:56 am

    Does anyone know how to make a really wicked spy-like normal (not bubbled) trench coat?

  • Pixiestick (guest) wrote on May 31, 4:47 pm

    What kind of sewing machine is it that Diane is using? I really need to get a new machine and I like that one. Also anyone know where I can buy one?

  • Addie_Marie wrote on May 31, 6:33 pm

    Great episode!! I liked the hoodie. :D This makes me want to check out all the indie fashion shops in New York! You guys rock.

  • sewthernbelle wrote on May 31, 7:34 pm

    Hey! My family has those old sheets too! Guess they were popular in the seventies and/or eighties...I know that's how old my rainbow sheets are!

    Great episode, but a quick tip to all those who aren't blessed with a blind hem foot...(or they probably lost it...like me!) You can do a blind hem stitch without the foot! It's just a lot more work and your hand might cramp up. That's because you alternate between straight stitches and zigzags manually. Start with a straight stitch on the folded edge (the part that won't be seen on the outside of the hem) Then sew a few stitches, depending on the lenght of stitch you want and then stop. switch to zig zag. Then hand crank one stitch so that it will go over into fabric that will be seen on the outside of the garment. Stop again. Switch back to straight stitch and repeat. It takes forever and like I said your hand will start to cramp up. But until you can buy your own blind hem foot and the machine to go with it which makes the job so much easier, it's a sutitable alternative.

  • iheartpie (guest) wrote on June 2, 1:26 am

    It's actually ahimsa, not ahisma. Just a tip for the googlers. They normally boil silk caterpillars in order to extract the silk. But not with ahimsa. They make sure the moths live a full and natural life.

  • christi (guest) wrote on June 3, 10:47 am

    yes i picked that up too- Ahimsa translates as non- injuriousness! ( made famous by gandhi) Save the silk worms!

  • Moonlightmaiden wrote on June 4, 12:22 pm

    I heard you got a serger! So did I but I need help!
    I got a Janome craft master 110 from Freecycle~!!!!
    Yeah!! For freee!!! But it did not come with instuctions,
    can we get a tutorial on seting up the thread~n~needles?
    Not anything like my sewing machine. Help!?!?!
    Thanks!

  • lisa (guest) wrote on July 1, 3:09 pm

    i love that hoodie that dude made..

  • steelyarn wrote on July 2, 5:24 pm

    i GOT AN IDEA.
    FINGER KNITTING.A COOL WAY OF MAKING SCARFS AND FUN FOR KIDS.
    YOU CAN MAKE A CRAZY BOA SCARF.THEY CAN MATCH CRAZY OFFITS AND YOU CAN ROCCK OUT ON GAY DAY.WITH A COLORFUL SCARF

  • ClayKitchen wrote on August 13, 2:15 pm

    Corrine,

    I love the 45 spindle adapter earings! I collect records and think that those would be an awsome to add to my collection.

    Much Love,
    ClayKitchen

  • snake girl wrote on September 12, 11:49 pm

    oh my gosh i just realized that Corrine looks ALOT like Fegie the singer not the dutchess lol

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