Welcome to Sew! Let’s Get Dressed, a weekly blog that encourages you to sew successfully. Inspired by Rae’s gorgeous painted knit dress that appears in the September 2019 issue of Threads Magazine, I finally took the time to paint a Tabula Rasa Knit Tee for myself with our fluid textile…
This basic Tabula Rasa Knit tee with a V-Neckline has fabulous flowers in fantasy colors of blue and silver. As…
Semi-transparent textile paint from Artistic Artifacts in 4 oz. squeeze bottles. Designed to use on fabric; heat-set for permanence and washability. Select from 3 metallic colors. Also available in matte colors. Free set of sponge brushes and dabbers included with purchase of any 3 or more bottles of fluid textile paints (matte, metallic or combination of both).
Semi-transparent textile paint from Artistic Artifacts in 4 oz. squeeze bottles. Easy to use on fabric; heat-set for permanence and washability. Select from 8 matte colors. Also available in metallic colors. Free set of sponge brushes and dabbers included with purchase of any 3 or more bottles of fluid textile paints (matte, metallic or combination of both).
What drives your design process? I am often inspired by a hole in my wardrobe. Recently one emerged: a solid tee or tunic to wear with a new necklace. I have two black Tabula Rasa Knit Tees, but both are looking too tired to accompany a shiny new necklace. So…
Painting on knit fabric has been my fun summer experiment, and I am pleased to report my recent results. Over the past few weeks I have graduated from painting samples to painting sections of a Tabula Rasa Knit Tee. It’s quite fun. My knit painting experiment began with my trusty Shiva Paint…
We are just back from Road2VA Quilter’s Conference and Showcase where we talked a lot about the samples from our book. In this blog we will take a look at making the Assorted Patchwork Jacket sleeves. This jacket is Project #3 in Sewing Quilted Patchwork Jackets, but it was the…
As we continue to spend the next few weeks thinking about sewing with knit fabrics, we want to offer up some Knit Cutting Table Tips to make your Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic sewing successful. If your experience with sewing is mostly with quilting cottons or other woven fabrics,…
Every group that comes to La Cascade for a refreshing week in the French Countryside, have lots of good things to say. We were particularly grateful to our friend Barbie who wrote us this French Testimonial about her experience and agreed to let us print it to inspire you to…
Rae has dreamed about finishing this strip of modern surface design and making it into a band on an asymmetrical vest for years. The project began before the final design was even envisioned and then it became an intention mired in the complexities of life. But as we are thinking…
Tabula Rasa Knit Tee & Tunic
$15.00 – $20.00
Tabby Jacket
$15.00 – $20.00
Knit Wearable Mock-up Kit
$30.00 – $38.00
