Wow - it's been a while! I took some sewing time this week, and wanted to jot it down. I made a pair of sinar scarves (similar to the one I made here. When you make it all from knits, there is no hemming needed, so it sews up nice and quick. The body is the same size - a rectangle 20 by 17, rounded in the back. I've made the ties much narrower ( Read more... )

Yep. Still a lot of snow out there.


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Well, I saw a picture of this head wrap/head band up on pintrest and decided I could replicate it myself (or at least something approximating it!


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Well, I tried again - I'm liking this one. I still need to make the strips a bit narrower, and I really need to take the time to press it nice and flat :-)


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So, I've noticed lately references to an Israeli type headscarf referred to as a Sinar, an apron shaped scarf that has the look of layered scarves without the layering. Interesting, but not enough to buy it. So I went on a hunt for instructions to make one myself.
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Just so I remember what I did. It was a successful experiment ( Read more... )

Patriotic pie for dinner :-)


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