http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/ ...knitting unto death. en-us Copyright 2009 Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:27:36 -0600 Fri, 11 Sep 2009 00:00:11 -0600 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=4.25 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Here are some stretchy clothes I have made recently. I switched Pills not too long ago and have subsequently put on a few pounds. How very frustrating! Luckily, I can both knit and sew with knits. I took the crewneck... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/185112.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/185112.html Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:27:36 -0600 It seems like I can't bring myself to post more than once a month. How lazy of me! There have been craft items made Chez Villain. Though I did finish writing the conclusion to the dissertation! Hurrah! I will get... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/184557.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/184557.html Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:16:02 -0600 So we were in Montana this weekend for a wedding. It was pretty and the people were very sweet, but I think we might have done pretty much all there is to do (aside from outdoor sportz) and seen all... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/180235.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/180235.html Wed, 13 May 2009 13:35:03 -0600 I haven't taken shots of anything lately, though I have made a few items. I did another knit dress, this time in black modal/spandex. It is the same basic pattern that I've been using, though I deleted the waist seam... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/179472.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/179472.html Wed, 06 May 2009 14:26:36 -0600 Here is a ruffly knit dress in bamboooooo fabric (with lycra). This dress was super super simple. I just used the short sleeves from the crewneck tshirt in Home Stretch and the bodice from the dress. I elongated the bodice... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/176324.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/176324.html Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:53:16 -0600 Here is another of my recent creations! I used "baby jersey" from Koshtex which is very similar to American Apparel's sheer jersey. I would definitely buy this stuff again. Very basic, but with a nice feel to it. The orange... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175862.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175862.html Sat, 11 Apr 2009 11:51:26 -0600 Knit dresses for the win! I am in love with this modal/spandex blend. I also made a boatneck tshirt and a dress in bamboo/spandex, which I will shoot and post soon. Knits are so fast! Also, very comfy. I am,... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175811.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175811.html Fri, 10 Apr 2009 16:00:41 -0600 I am STILL waiting for my order of modal fabrics to arrive, so I decided to work on that quilt top. 576 squares later, it is done! I think that trying to quilt it myself would be an overly ambitious... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175086.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/175086.html Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:40:51 -0600 So I have finally gotten around to starting the second side of that quilt from oh so long ago. Most quilters will perhaps shudder at my lack of preparation, etc.; I am using 4 inch square scraps from old projects... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/172247.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/172247.html Wed, 25 Mar 2009 10:15:01 -0600 Finished another couple of sweatshirt-dresses. One of which is modeled below by the amazing Irina! Isn't she the cutest? I love that she titled the last one, "The Rejection of Your Values." In other news, I got a walking foot... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/171660.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/171660.html Thu, 19 Mar 2009 11:38:25 -0600 I got my order of knits today!! I washed and dried it all and couldn't help but sew something... It's the same dress as in the last post, just shorter and + a hood. Comfy-womfy!... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/170844.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/170844.html Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:29:30 -0600 Good news!! I turned in my last chapter! Now, just a conclusion and some editing and I'll be all set to defend! Whenever they decide that will be. Hrmm. Oh well. On to the dresses! I'm trying to find a... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/170644.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/170644.html Tue, 10 Mar 2009 14:47:23 -0600 So I have made two more dresses. Well, one needs a zipper, but that won't take a minute once I get to it. However, the final chapter of my dissertation is due on 10 March, so that is (sadly) consuming... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/169296.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/169296.html Mon, 02 Mar 2009 19:26:37 -0600 Did I really never post any pix from Jamaica?? Shame on me. Here we go!... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/168008.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/168008.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:41:24 -0600 ***VILLAIN'S SEWING SABBATICAL IS OFFICIALLY OVER!*** That's right folks. Don't know if you missed me or not, but sewing just wasn't happening around these parts. Well, not until a couple of weeks ago. Then, I got a whole slew of... http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/168007.html http://blog.lib.umn.edu/loyd0008/villain/168007.html Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:21:26 -0600