8th May 2020
A Thing About Trousers
My job this morning is to "write a thing about trousers" and I have no idea what is going to wander out of my head, but here goes :PMy trouser adventures since last posting have been this: I orde…
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23rd Apr 2020
The Office Farmoire
So this post isn't particularly Ureshii-related, except that it takes place in my under-the-stairs office. Which isn't a space we've shown before, apparently...Here's a pic from 2013. (No current phot…
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21st Apr 2020
Unbuttoned
It occurred to me a few weeks ago that I could have better success with buttonholes in the lightweight jersey if I used a different interfacing than I generally do with jersey fabric. It really came o…
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10th Apr 2020
DIY Flip-Down Pressing Board
The Ureshii ironing board got a fresh new cover earlier this year, and it's been getting lots of use. Sewing with a lockstitch requires much more pressing than sewing with a coverstitch. But sinc…
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6th Apr 2020
The Tale of the Ugly Blanket and the Quarantine Quilt
I found the Ugly Blanket in a thrift shop in Sechelt, BC in 2007 (2008?). It was only a quilt top then, backed with an avocado/aqua/gold stripe twin sheet from the 70s (probably you know the one). I r…
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27th Mar 2020
Overalls
Some of you have perhaps heard the rumour that we've been making overalls. They're adorable, a few local folks have some, and all seems to be going well.We finalized the details and decided to gr…
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18th Mar 2020
(Reusable) Fabric Wallpaper
We were chatting with our friend Millee a few weeks ago about low-waste, non-plastic wall covering options for her home. Something that would dress up her space but not fill up her garbage can. W…
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11th Mar 2020
Perfect Pants
Those of you who followed me along on last year's wardrobe adventures know that I've been on the path to perfect pants for some time now. I wasn't super confident with woven patterns and techniqu…
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15th Feb 2020
Sweater Merino - the care and keeping of
It's important to us to make clothes that last, that wear well, that still look and feel good years down the road. So when we bring in a new fabric to test, it's basically my job to try to destroy it.…
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10th Feb 2020
Not Your Typical Clothing Store
Starting this weekend, our studio shop will be open regular hours! Please be warned: we don't stock our racks the way a typical clothing store would. If, for instance, you've been eyeing the Luck…
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3rd Feb 2020
The Benefits of Being a Fabric Squirrel
For as long as I've been sewing, I've been saving. Fabric and findings and tools squirrelled away for the day when I have opportunity to use them. Since I've given up my day job and am back at Ureshii…
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16th Dec 2019
The IRL Ureshii Shop is Open!
We've been busy busy beavers this last week assembling a showroom space in our home studio. We pulled our old market racks out of storage, then built a few more displays from salvaged bits and bobs ar…
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