Hello! Emma here today. A while back we had the pleasure of working with my dear friend Marie, of Permanent Glimpse Photography, and our beautiful models, Dylann and Kimberlee. The day with the Marie was the first of many scheduled da…
Challenge Accepted
We here at the little Thimble that Could are on a mission. Have you ever seen “the back room” here at the shop? Well if you have you know that it’s packed. If you haven’t, it’s full to the brim…I mean it’s really full. We have zippers, snaps, sewing …
2013 Handmade Summer Wardrobe Fashion Show
Hello there!It’s Hannah sharing with you today. It was our Fourth Annual Handmade Summer Wardrobe Fashion Show on Saturday and we wanted to share some photos for those of you who weren’t able to make it. It was a wonderful show (they just seem to get b…
Blog Winner and Preparations
Hello Everyone!It’s Hannah writing to you today. I’m home from school for the weekend and returned to a bustling little Thimble! We have so many guest instructors coming and events coming up that my to-do list was quite long. I love to see the calendar…
200th Post and Vintage Linen Obsessions
Hannah pointed out to me that our next blog post (this post) was going to be our 200th post and wondered if maybe we should do a little giveaway to celebrate. I thought this was a fine idea and so we set out to turn a few things from this cabinet:
Here at the shop, we all have such a soft spot for vintage linens. Especially the damaged ones. We know about all of the hard work, stiff necks and pricked fingers kind of work that went into these linens and then to see a pile of them in a thrift store or even worse, in a dumpster!! We love to make up happy little stories about the women who worked on the linens as we rescue them and breath new life into them. It is always a heart warming process.
A Sea of Machines
I swung by Auburn Sew & Vac last night to pick up six sewing machines. Yes, SIX! Plus there was a seventh that needs an engine overhaul that I didn’t get to take home AND I dropped off an eighth. Our machines were in desperat…
It’s patchwork! It’s bright! It’s a quilt!
Hello T3 readers. It’s Hannah writing to you today. How is everyone?! It’s been a while since I wrote a blog post for the Thimble. I’m home for winter vacation and am thoroughly enjoying my time here at the shop. Stop in and say hello! Yes, yes indeed …
Dragon Pants!
I recently learned that How to Train Your Dragon is currently my 5-year-old nephew’s favorite movie so I just couldn’t resist making him these pajama bottoms for Christmas:Made from the above vintage pattern. It was SO much better than any of the…
Felted Fashion Show 2012
We are thrilled to be hosting our first Felted Fashion Show! Mom, Lisa, Carin and a number of our students will be struttin’ their felted garments down the catwalk. The fashion show will be part of High Hand Gallery’s Awards Night for the A…
Rack-O-Patterns
I am absolutely THRILLED to now be carrying the FULL line of Colette Patterns! Their patterns continue to impress me with measurement accuracy, shape, fit and they’re cute (with a vintage flair) to boot! In my Ginger Skirt at the Handmade S…