i’ve had a superfun last couple of days! on thursday i was lucky enough to get to hang out with diane and rachel all afternoon, fun times! diane took us to the amazing kinokuniya bookstore inside uwajimaya in beaverton. that’s not even all the craft books! so, backing up, i had listened to diane’s podcastContinue reading “japanese craft book overload”
Category Archives: general crafts
new leethal recycley fun stuff!
so you may have seen my threadbanger post a couple weeks ago about melting vintage knitting needles into jewelry… well, if you don’t want to try it out yourself, i now have my store stocked with necklaces and bracelets! each necklace comes with a custom matching recycled paperclip + vintage beads stitch marker pendant, andContinue reading “new leethal recycley fun stuff!”
skirt from recycled shirt sleeves!
i have been super crafty the last few days! i made this skirt this morning (i actually started it months ago and put it on hold until last night when i found it while cleaning up the studio) and then i started to finish a second skirt that had been set aside, and i gotContinue reading “skirt from recycled shirt sleeves!”
turning boring shirts into superawesome custom shirts!
i’ve been having some fun with printing! two of my brothers had birthdays in the last month, so i got them plain thifted shirts onto which i custom printed some of their favorite things… first, for ben, the dj basketball player (birthday+graduation so 2 shirts): the scratching and the bball are freezer paper stencils madeContinue reading “turning boring shirts into superawesome custom shirts!”
diy rebellion and fibery things
in celebration of the 4th, i did a short post yesterday for threadbanger about revolutionary knitting, and i want to get into it a little more here. i’ve been reading a lot about the history of knitting and spinning lately (here and here and here and here and more) and one of the most interestingContinue reading “diy rebellion and fibery things”
easy recycley craft
so in an issue of readymade maybe 6 months ago, there was this tote bag project and the shape of the bag in the pattern picture (not on the online version) looked just like a tank top shape, which made me think…. hmm…. couldn’t you sew the bottom of a tank top closed and turnContinue reading “easy recycley craft”
threadbanger goodness
so last week i had a post up with a bunch of different diy shoes, all unintentionally for girls. it got a great response (reblogged on craft, yay!), but i wanted to even it out, so i did a part 2 post this week on guys’ shoes. today’s post is the first of my newContinue reading “threadbanger goodness”
bead simple!
my second threadbanger post went up a couple days ago – about susan beal’s new beading book! woo! so i went to that bead simple event a little while back, got the book the same day, and am now a little mad at susan for totally getting me into this whole new beading world! ok,Continue reading “bead simple!”
blogging for threadbanger!!
wooo it’s up! my first post for the threadbanger blog!! i waited to announce it until i had a post up, then it took awhile to get going, but all is well now and i’m so excited to tell you that i’ll now be a regular blogger for the threadheads! if you are not alreadyContinue reading “blogging for threadbanger!!”
if you’re in portland, fun times for you!
i wanted to post more detail about the book, but that’ll have to come later since i’m awaiting its arrival in my mailbox… so for now i’ll just make sure you know this – tomorrow night (monday) at powell’s downtown, bead simple event with the fabulous susan beal! come see projects from the book andContinue reading “if you’re in portland, fun times for you!”
Lee Does Stuff 