MindlessPursuits
Coon Rapids, MN, USmember
Hi! My name is Keith and I am the proud father of two wonderful little girls. I've always been into creative arts and do just about everything (some better than others of course)! As such, i am constantly working on improving my existing techniques and learning or creating new ones. My philosophy is simple: "Life is a mindless pursuit... Don't overthink it!"
I try to keep this in mind with everything I do and so I just have fun with my creations, taking inspiration from anything and everything around me, big or small, animal, vegetable or mineral! I believe that a broad set of interests leads to a more fulfilled life and hope you enjoy the results of my endeavors!
I try to keep this in mind with everything I do and so I just have fun with my creations, taking inspiration from anything and everything around me, big or small, animal, vegetable or mineral! I believe that a broad set of interests leads to a more fulfilled life and hope you enjoy the results of my endeavors!
craft interests: embroidery, fashion, gifts, home decorating, knitting, memory making, paper crafts, quilting, sewing, Painting
my personal website: http://www.mindlesspursuits.com
my etsy page: http://mindlesspursuits.etsy.com
Gender: Male
Birthday: 12/26/1968
Member Since: 04/18/2008
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Re: Embroider Your Own Label
This is a great idea! I've used fusible and sew-in tags printed on my ink-jet in the past but now I'm going to experiment with using embroidered ribbon. This is also a great idea for embelleshing / personalizing tote handles!
posted: 12:21 am on April 18thRe: Building a Fabric Stash
It sounds like my stash is probably about the same size as yours. It takes up multiple shelves in my closet. I used to have it all in clear totes but having to go through the totes to get to the right fabric tended to make me shy away from working with anything but what was on top so I finally took it out and shelved it where it was easy to get at anything I wanted.
posted: 6:03 pm on April 19thSince I don't sew much for myself, I tend to purchase fabrics that I believe I can use for multiple projects. My biggest weakness though, is brocades, so I but patterns that are easily used for anything from crafts to corsets and that way I don't have to worry about my own personal color scheme as much!
Re: How Often Should You Change Your Needle?
This was a nice little article. Maybe you could do a followup on appropriate needles for the type of fabric/stitching being done? Far too often I see sewers using the wrong needles for the projects and that's hard ont he needles, the fabric and the machines!
posted: 2:03 pm on May 7thPatricia- any needle will suffer wear over time as a result of piercing fabric. I'm not certain how often you would need to change a hand-embroidery needle, but at some point, you should. I would also expect that the frequency would change based upon fabric types.
Re: How to Sew a Button Perfectly Every Time
Very nice little tutorial!
posted: 11:04 am on April 29th