May 2009 – Lee Does Stuff

ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!

they’re up! 10 yard cuff kits! a little later than planned because it took freakin forever for that huuuge shop update, but i’m so excited about them!! so, here’s the deal… a standard kit comes with one mini-skein and 2 buttons, for making one cuff. so $10 gets you 10 patterns, 10 yards of hand-dyedContinue reading “ten 10 yard cuffs, part 2: kits!”

ten 10 yard cuffs, part 1: mini-ebook

it’s done! well, the first part is done. but now i can tell you everything. the cuff pattern set is ten designs, each using 10 yards of yarn, and 2 buttons. the pdf is for sale now and is 10 pages long, with 3 pages of technique how-tos, etc. the set is meant not justContinue reading “ten 10 yard cuffs, part 1: mini-ebook”

craftstylish celebration month tutorials and more

oh hello there world. i’ve been so out of everything lately, it’s been a weird last couple of weeks. pete had a semi-emergency surgery a week ago and has been home recovering since, so i’ve been working less than usual, and things like blog-reading and twitter-following almost not at all, so i’m pretty detached. we’veContinue reading “craftstylish celebration month tutorials and more”

classes, anyone?

hey portlanders, i have some classes coming up!! they are: may 9th (this saturday!): freezer paper stenciling at sellwood library 1pm may 18th: sweater conversion at diy lounge (woodstock location) 5:30pm may 20th: recycled wool sweater jewelry at albina library 5:30pm june 7th: recycled wool coffee cup and mug cozies at gregory heights library 2pmContinue reading “classes, anyone?”

Updated: 2 years of weekly diy roundups!

the last year has gone by so quickly (but it’s felt long at the same time, as time always does) – tuesday was the 1 year anniversary of my first threadbanger weekly diy roundup post, which i’ve done every single week since then. so i decided they should all be in one place together, forContinue reading “Updated: 2 years of weekly diy roundups!”

recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!

this week’s craftstylish tutorial was a special one to me – i designed this skirt a couple years ago for myself, and i loved the design concept (super easy, no pattern, custom fit, crazy comfy) but i loved it so much that i wanted to hold off doing a how-to… it’s silly, but i justContinue reading “recycled tee skirt on craftstylish!”