by Emmely | Sep 26, 2013 | UFO busting
As I am trying to get rid of my UFOs I’m also thinking quite a bit about motivation. Why did I stop working on so many projects somewhere midway? Why did I start so many other projects in between (and didn’t finish those either)? What made me lose motivation? At the...
by Emmely | Sep 20, 2013 | Finished project, UFO busting
Several days ago this was a top destined to remain unfinished forever. Now it has morphed into a fabulous sporty baby tee! This was one of my drama UFOs. I must have started this black and orange jersey top (7d, Knipmode August 2010) late 2010 and it turned into an...
by Emmely | Sep 16, 2013 | UFO busting
Most of us have them, unfinished objects (UFOs). I’ve decided to do something about mine. There are several reasons why one of my projects suddenly turns into an UFO. I mess up and it seems beyond repair. There might be holes due to too much unpicking. I might not...
by Emmely | Sep 14, 2013 | Sewing tip, Tutorial
Bias tape has been on my mind for the past two weeks or so. Perhaps not so strange since I made a top with bias tape facing and wrote a tutorial on how to fit bias tape in an armhole or neckline. So, I thought I might as well turn this into some sort of mini-series by...
by Emmely | Sep 13, 2013 | Tutorial
During the construction of my Sorbetto top I suddenly realised how I can guarantee that bias tape will fit perfectly in any armhole or neckline (or any other place where the beginning and end of bias tape meets such as bag tops, hems and quilts). Until now I was...
