Welcome! I'm Holly Chayes.
I’m Holly, a style and wardrobe consultant.
In short, I fix broken wardrobes.
In long(er), I work with you to bring your clothing into alignment with who you are, and who you feel you are meant to be.
steam blocked swatches, dark theaters, and storage units
Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on, and where my brain is at. While I spent an unexpectedly large amount of time this week working in a dark theater, I did manage to take an afternoon to dig out the original round of Shawl Geometry swatches. Naturally they were in a box at the very back of my storage unit, but I found them just the same. One of the things I’m adding into the update of the Shawl Geometry Books, is information on how blocking effects the shape of your shawl. My personally preferred method of blocking my shawls would put a medieval torturer to shame. But before I stretch these particular swatches on the rack, I steam blocked them all, so I could photograph and write about how steam blocking and wet blocking influence the shaping. (side note: how the heck have I only... Read More
