Holly Chayes

Each Wednesday, I take stock of the projects I’m working on. I started this granny square, origami, crocheted cardigan about 7 weeks ago, and I’m just about halfway though. Well… I’m halfway through the total number of rounds. Which means I’m very much not halfway through the crocheting. But it does mean that I’m switching up the color balance. The first half of the square (the inner rounds) was very heavy on the white, there are 18 rounds of white, to 5 rounds of grey. So for the second half my plan is to switch that up so there is significantly more grey to white. I’m not sure what the exact ratio is going to be, but my goal at least is to achieve some sort of visual balance between the inner and outer parts of the square – while not ending up with a stark white cardigan. No related...

thanks all around!! – The Self-Made Wardrobe Thank Yous

01 Sep 2015

The Self-Made Wardrobe

The Self-Made Wardrobe is a project where I only wear garments I’ve made for a year. It was a year about making things and seeing what happens. I’ve touched on this a little bit before, but there’s no way in hell I would have finished this self-made wardrobe project without stupidly high levels of support for this project from everyone. From Sarah, Erika and Tara – who were the first people I told about the project, and instead of saying “um… that’s crazy, don’t do it” were all “YES!!! YOU COULD TOTALLY DO IT! THAT WOULD BE AMAZING!” To Isabel – the world’s best roommate! (No, but, seriously.) To Dana – who never thought I couldn’t do it, and probably had more faith in myself than I did. To Michele – who prodded & poked me into “just buying a stupid tripod already.” Plus, shoved a bag full of alpaca...

“But either way, I’m still brain-broken and sock-less.” – To Read Over Coffee #11

29 Aug 2015

To Read Over Coffee

A collection of links from the past few weeks that I think are interesting/amusing/educational/insightful enough to read/watch/listen & think about over a cup of coffee. Making, Mending, Art & Clothing: An interesting article on fixing modern electronics which, like fast fashion clothing, that aren’t built to last or be easy to fix. 30 Fair Trade Clothing Brands that are Betting Against Fast Fashion A love letter to a body, and some awesome handmade lingerie: “So I’m posting these pictures as a love letter to my body, in its current state, to remind myself that this body deserves something special. And I think yours does too, no matter what it looks like on the outside.” Amanda Palmer on art, money, and motherhood. General Humanity: “…how important it is for us to know about things we don’t know about, and how much it hurts to know these things, and the desire to help...

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switching up the color balance

thanks all around!! – The Self-Made Wardrobe Thank Yous

“But either way, I’m still brain-broken and sock-less.” – To Read Over Coffee #11

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