Stashpot

Monday, August 24, 2009

Stationary Stores

Archie Grand
http://www.archiegrand.com/thenotebook.html
Tongue in cheek titles on colourful blank notebooks from Sweden

Miette
Ferry Building, Shop 10
San Francisco
(415) 837-0300

449 Octavia Street
San Francisco
(415) 626-6221

2109 Chestnut Street
San Francisco
(415) 359-0628
http://www.miettecakes.com/

Mission Pie
2901 Mission St
(between 25th St & 26th St)
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 282-1500
http://missionpie.com/

Saturday, August 22, 2009

Shingen-bukuro by Mairuru

Image by Mairuru

I started reading Mairuru's blog recently. She makes some very lovely things, all of which are completely handsewn!
This bag appeared on her blog in the last day or so and I was very taken with the fabric. It read that it was available in her Etsy shop so I rushed to buy it. Not only is the fabric really appealing but ever since I learned about Mai, I have been itching to see her work in person. I find it so hard to believe that someone can sew so much so nicely and, I repeat myself, completely by hand! I must hold it and see it!

She mentions that "Shingen-bukuro" is a drawstring bag for men usually."

Mairuru's blog
Mai's Etsy Shop

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Japanese Patterns

Whip Up

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Plastic Coiless Safety Pins

Potential stitch markers at California Bird Nerds

Stationary

Fabri-covered File Folders at Design Sponge

Tutorial at Lined Evelopes at Posie Gets Cosy

Quilt How To(s)

Quiltsmart

Sunday, August 16, 2009

Daisy Stitch

DAISY STITCH
Cast on a multiple of 4 stitches, plus one.
Row 1 (right side): Knit. Row 2: K1, *P3tog, yo, P3tog again (the same three stitches as before), K1, repeat from *. Row 3: Knit. Row 4: K1, P1, K1, *P3tog, yo, P3tog again (the same three stitches as before), K1, repeat from *.
Repeat Rows 1 - 4.