Is it weird that I find skiving leather almost therapeutic? I used to hate it. This weekend has left me kind of down... partly from my own "you suck, stop trying" demons (don't compare yourself to others, don't do it IT'S A TRAP) and partly from bigger hobby problems. I love this hobby but sometimes … Continue reading Thoughts While Skiving
Category: In progress
It’s an update post!
I felt super-motivated to start the new year. We're two weeks in already and everything's gone quiet on my blog. Ok not really but I always feel that way when I don't post for a couple of weeks. This happened last year too, what gives? Even though it's been kind of quiet I am working … Continue reading It’s an update post!
So many things in progress!
After feeling stuck for ages, something's switched and I'm now in "sew EVERYTHING" mode. Maybe I'm trying to make up for lost time or maybe I'm just crazy. (it's probably both) One thing I DO know is that I've been feeling better than I have felt in weeks/months, which is helping so much. I keep … Continue reading So many things in progress!
February Wrap Up
February's over already... wait what? I never made time to work on this month's tack project, which annoys me, but I'm trying not to be too hard on myself because I've been working (and completing!) many sewing projects, mostly for the shop. Here's one of two blankets I finished. Adding a neck hood was a … Continue reading February Wrap Up
Sew Busy
It's been a productive, sewing-filled weekend. But I'm glad! Four pads down, three more to go! It's been a while since I've made any bareback pads, so I have a few of those in the works as well: Also, I might have started something Christmas related... 😉