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Sanae Ishida

A crafty little atelier in a grey city

A little wine, some art, beautiful fabric

January 15, 2013

I had such a wonderful time at the Art Walk! Located in a historically preserved area in Ballard, Drygoods Design is tucked behind a tiny coffee shop and is so very charming. They change their window display frequently and I am loving these clouds with raindrops. I haven't figured out how to take indoor nighttime shots, so please bear with these photos...I'm still practicing. With a lot of vintage and salvaged wood pieces, I've said many times that if I ever had a coffee shop/fabric ... Read more

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Happy Friday + More Art Walk Sneak Peeks

January 11, 2013

Happy Friday! A few more sneak peeks...I've hung all the artwork at Drygoods Design, and I really like how they look in the space. It was too dark to get photos of them in situ, but I will try to snag some pix in the next couple of days. There are 12 pieces in total and I took some pictures of them before taking them to the studio/shop. This one is my absolute favorite. It's called "wabi-sabi". It took a million years to stitch, and the metallic linen is amazing - I love the textures of ... 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. 

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