What happens when everything you can think of making looks like everything you’ve been doing for the past five years? Either you a.) Give up b.) Don’t change c.) Start looking around to see what you can copy, or d.) Go get yourself inspired. Of …
Handmade upholstery fabric will be ‘having a long moment’, as predicted. As more and more talented Makers venture into the age old craft of upholstering, the designy, artsy participants can’t help but give bequeath their creative stamp to existing furniture. This folksy, sewn appliqué fabric …
On Monday, over on Instagram, I posed the question to my lovely followers how much they thought it would cost to flip this $9.99 Goodwill chair. Today, I’m breaking it down. Now remember, costs vary depending upon what part of the country you live in. …
Happy August! But what I really feel is “Doggone it! Summer’s almost over!” Now that we’re being honest, I might as well tell you that Spring and Summer are really the only seasons I like. Fall has that ‘Sunday night feeling’, you know, when you …
Back in the 90’s and early 2000’s, fringes and trims were dripping off of chairs, loveseats, sofas, table edges, drapes and any other surface to which you could attach them. It got to be way too much visual noise. To this day, some people still …
Before we had industrial sewing machines that can practically stitch two pieces of concrete together, hardy craftsmen were quite adept at hand stitching leather upholstery and other durable goods. At the time, they probably only dreamed of a machine that could sew their wares, while …