The Disorganized Crafter Blog - page 3 of 6

The Big Picture is a blog by the Boston Globe where they post (I know this will be a surprise) big pictures. High quality professional photographers taking narrative photos. Are they all used in news articles or are these the extras (or a combination)? Haven’t cared enough to find out. It is enough for me that they are there for us to see. Each post has a theme, and this set which caught my eye is called “at work”. I find it interesting in a set of 45 photos capturing jobs ranging from fireworks packing to model train building that 3 appear to be silk workers.

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/02/at_work.html

I’m a wannabe sewer and one of my thoughts is if I can just understand seams really well I’ll be half-way there. I’m most likely wrong. 8)

Here’s some seam links that I’ve collected though.

CraftStylish talks about 4 seams: Hong Kong finish, flat-fell seam, French seam, and pinked seam. http://www.craftstylish.com/item/41979/try-these-techniques-for-perfectly-beautiful-seams

Hoppo Bumpo is doing a weekly series about seams. So far she’s covered: Simple edge finishes, French, Bound, Flat fell, Taped (stabilised), and Overlocked seams. http://hoppobumpo.blogspot.com/search/label/Follow%20along

The Black Rock Arts Foundation is accepting grant applications for interactive art works. Due by March 13, 2009, the grant is available to international applicants. (via)

Adventure Ecology and Sculpt the Future are sponsoring a “trash to treasure” art and functional item competition. The purpose is: “To show how discarded items can be redesigned into works of art as well as functional everyday items.” Entries are due May 1, 2009.

http://www.adventureecology.com/smartartcompetition/ (via)

The deadline for submission to be included in the 1000 Ideas for Creative Reuse book by Gareth Johnson of ExtremeCraft.com has been extended to March 13, 2009. (via)