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  • tiny rag doll winter wardrobe

    a coat for tiny rag doll and a free tiny hat tutorial

    dolls, patterns and kits
  • woebegone pines

    woebegone pines : a free sewing pattern

    how to, patterns and kits
  • handmade hens

    french hens

    how to, patterns and kits
  • very nice mice pattern

    very nice mice : pattern and instructions (and it’s free!)

    how to, patterns and kits, thanks
  • forest folk pattern

    gather ye scraps – the forest folk pattern is here

    patterns and kits
  • mushroom pattern

    hand stitched mushrooms : a new sewing pattern

    patterns and kits

sewing patterns and kits

  • mushroom sewing kit mushrooms : sewing kit $28.00
  • mushroom print sewing pattern little mushrooms : print pattern $10.50
  • tiny rag doll sewing kit tiny rag doll : sewing kit $34.00
  • mr. socks : sewing kit $23.00
  • mr.socks sewing pattern : print edition mr. socks : print pattern $8.50
a tiny handmade fly inspecting fortuny velvet
on my work table

fly inspected, fly approved and a tip for sewing with difficult fabrics

Most people don’t realize that all of Fortuny’s fabrics are inspected by a tiny Venetian fly.  A diligent and thorough fly.  It is careful and slow work requiring long hours… Read More
April 6, 2018
by annwood
Comments 11
boro textile
inspiration, my big creative year

happenstance, chance, accidental beauty

Why does this stitching, born solely of necessity, produce such compelling and powerful compositions? Does some perfect rhythm, some harmony with the universe reveal itself if we get out of… Read More
April 6, 2018
by annwood
Comments 8
ann wood rag doll workshop
workshops

friends who sew – the LA workshops

We made songbirds and dolls. We stitched and stuffed and tried stuff. We hammered wire bird feet on a tiny anvil and carved beaks from twigs. I repeatedly cautioned everyone… Read More
March 30, 2018
by annwood
Comments 12
carving a wax bird leg for casting in bronze
on my work table

fling your soul upon the gloom and something new in the bird leg department

When I get whacked hard by life,  this is the poem I read.  And this is my favorite part: An aged thrush, frail, gaunt, and small,       In blast-beruffled plume, Had chosen… Read More
March 30, 2018
by annwood
Comments 19
a wedding party of little birds in the forest
becky things, birds

the intersection of real and pretend and that mouse looks like a bunny

Interesting things happen at the intersection of real and pretend. There is a shift, scale becomes playful and there is instant magic, instant enchantment. Nothing is certain and anything is… Read More
March 9, 2018
by annwood
Comments 8
sewing projects made from ann wood handmade patterns
thanks

an anniversary, getting deeply organized and lovely things made by customers

It’s March and there is so much to celebrate.  The mushroom print pattern and kit are in the shop and it is the12th anniversary of this experiment. To mark the… Read More
March 2, 2018
by annwood
Comments 13
mushroom print sewing pattern
patterns and kits

the mushroom print pattern and kit are in the shop

Enchanted mushrooms made from little bits of fabric and other supplies you probably already have.  I’ve just added the new mushroom print pattern and kit!  to the shop.  And in… Read More
March 2, 2018
by annwood
Comments 0
antique textiles in rich mineral shades
on my work table

color story : mineral shades

Vibrant color with some smokeyness to it.  Worlds and continents and centuries overlap in this little collection of textiles. Antique garment fragments from Japan, 18th century silk and velvet and shimmering… Read More
February 23, 2018
by annwood
Comments 16
hand stitched songbirds on my worktable
on my work table

songbird laboratory

It came to me all of a sudden while I was in the bathtub. I wasn’t even thinking about making songbirds, it just popped into my head, a better way… Read More
February 16, 2018
by annwood
Comments 26
making handmade tags and packaging
on my work table

sweet packages, the best glue stick in the world and other tools I love

I love packaging, the little details of it, arranging things in the box, the string, the tags, all of it. I make most of the tags and labels myself. I… Read More
February 14, 2018
by annwood
Comments 14
owls hagedorne and uriah
owls, ships

dastardly owls, ships, sailors, small art and other new things in the shop

There are all sorts of new things in the shop today. Ships and owls, captain cormac, small paintings and more. And what is more perfect for Valentine’s day? Nothing says… Read More
February 9, 2018
by annwood
Comments 3
quilts, plants and twinkle lights
on my work table

quilts with problems and a feature in homespun magazine

Cozy is my specialty.  I love twinkle lights on pearly gray days, lots of plants and lots of quilts. Three of my favorite old quilts have serious and progressing issues.… Read More
February 9, 2018
by annwood
Comments 13

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