Short essays on making, creating, and crafts.
I have wanted to make a chair for some time. And, when I say sometime, I suspect it’s been lurking as a potential project since I was very young. The reason I say this is that when I was young, I used to go to exhibitions and a few other things with my father…
Day six was the final day, and it was mostly about attaching the sole to the shoe. In this case … More
Today was all about lasting. With some new grips to come to grips with, and some weird interactions with objects, tools, and limbs. And skin.
Day four was a morning of sewing. It took a bit of getting used to, and I wasn’t always as competent or comfortable using this machine as I was using some of the tools.
Day three was a continuation of preparing the pieces and components of the shoe, and coming to grips with tools, … More
Okay, so day two was all about finishing the patterns, and then cutting. Lots of cutting. Basically all day cutting. … More
So this is all happening because of a chance bit of searching on the basis of finding something old, namely, … More
