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Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

Happy Friday + Randomness

July 5, 2013

Happy Friday! What a week - it's been full throttle fun. Yesterday, we had a gathering of friends with an awesome spread of food to celebrate the Fourth of July. Three long tables filled to the gills with snacks and treats and grilled goodness. The kids careened down slip 'n' slides (and a few adults too) and we even had a keg of beer! I chatted with old and new friends, and didn't snap a whole lot of photos, which is unlike me as I'm usually the unofficial photographer. Around 10pm, we ... Read more

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Happy Friday + Randomness

June 13, 2013

Happy Friday! The winner of the swimwear fabric giveaway is #23 Kate! She provided a delicious-sounding recipe for vegan taco salad. Yum. You should have received an email from me by now Kate, congrats! Thank you so much for all the birthday wishes! My actual birthday was super low-key, but lovely. So I'm running around like a madwoman trying to get everything ready for camping, and a multitude of other things are going on so I'm posting my Friday post on Thursday to confuse you all (I was ... Read more

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Stilts Illustrations

March 13, 2013

Sometimes, it feels like I'm walking on stilts. A little wobbly, somewhat uncertain, viewing the world from a not-entirely normal perspective. Thrilling too - good things, I think, are afoot. These are illustrations I created a while ago. Digitally done, with scanned in origami paper overlays. They feel spring-like to me. What do you think? ... Read more

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Textile Design-ish

February 20, 2013

Several people have recently asked if I've ever considered textile design, and the answer is of course a resounding 'yes!' - and then I remembered that I did have one illustration project several years ago that involved a little bit of textile design, namely designing tights and leggings for girls. I don't actually know how far the project ended up in the manufacturing process, but I was hired to illustrate the designs to certain specifications. I own the rights to these illustrations so I ... Read more

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Sewing Illo

December 4, 2012

I haven't posted a recent illustration in a while...this here's a wee work in progress. I scanned in a small chalkboard and painted sewing notions with gold watercolor to merge with the scanned image. I'm liking the painted texture against the chalkboard surface. I used Yasutomo Asian watercolors, which are amazing. The pigments are vibrant and a little goes a long way. I have the 6-piece set, but want all the colors! With the magic of Photoshop and a flick of a button, presto! We have ... Read more

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The word that incites terror in most newbie sewing The word that incites terror in most newbie sewing enthusiasts: zippers. Now that I have a few years of sewing under my belt I’m less cowed by them, but there’s something about long, separating zippers that still makes me nervous. I powered through, however, and made this versatile twill hooded jacket originating from a @patterncouture_ zip-up hoodie pattern meant for knit fabrics that I modified a lot. I blogged about it! Link in bio if you’d like to see the different versions I created. 

To skip zippers altogether and make a truly summery garment, swipe and check out my NEW @creativebug Tiered Dress class (link also in bio!). Back to sewing more hot weather stuff because I’m going to Japan for a special trip next week! 🇯🇵🇯🇵
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