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)

Syuzi Pakhchyan blogs a conductive thread overview http://www.fashioningtech.com/profiles/blogs/conductive-thread-overview. I have some idea for some tech textiles for figure skating for the offspring, but until I can find a rotational metering device that can handle at least 1080°/sec or better (without costing an arm and a leg!) that’s likely to remain just an idea for a very long time (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)