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Thimblescratch

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About Me

Kia Ora, welcome from New Zealand! I am currently accepting limited custom orders. Contact me!

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Etsy: Your place to buy & sell all things handmade
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My Blog

Thimble died, and a piece of me died with her.

Thimble had been sick all week and could barely move. A couple visits to the vet led to no improvement. Fever, vomiting, low blood sugar, not eating, complete lethargy. Purring and content despite her...
Posted by on Tue, 20 May 2008 07:32:00 GMT

Fashion Show -n- tell

Automatic Lofts held a posh and modern fashion show in Chicago's West Loop this week. The designers ran the gamut from hip formalwear (and I thought that was an oxymoron) to tee shirt and shoe paintin...
Posted by on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 22:07:00 GMT

Project Runway auditions

I just got back from the Project Runway auditions. Chicago was very interesting and there was a massive range of characters trying out for the show. There was a huge range of styles, from a tall guy w...
Posted by on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 21:43:00 GMT

New Thimblescratch website (V2)

This weekend, Etsy was down for it's huge upgrade to V2. I felt like it would be a good time to throw a new version of my website out there too, since I hadn't really updated that one in a year or so....
Posted by on Mon, 13 Nov 2006 04:33:00 GMT

Procrastinators don't need any more diversions...

but I have a new one anyway.It arrived today, and I couldn't help but abandon the sewing, and dive into this box. If you don't know where this embroidery machine came from, you'll find out on November...
Posted by on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 07:19:00 GMT

Shirts and giggles

So yeah, I'm that lame. But anyway, I made three shirts (100% complete, unheard of!!) in the last three days. They're sporty, and I like them. So here they are. Looks a little ADIDAS-y but really, it'...
Posted by on Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:25:00 GMT

A word on fashion

Fashion is a convenience to society. To make a favorable impression instead of looking Derelicte, is a convenience to everyone who has eyesight. Good fashion is a benefit to society, going further tha...
Posted by on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 07:23:00 GMT

Hero of the day - 9-10-06 and answers to questions you haven't even thought to ask yet

    but will be glad that I answer.The hero of the day, as some of you may have guessed is birthday girl Sarah. She happens to be the coolest person I know, and today is her day. So giv...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 19:42:00 GMT

Oh boy, it's a dress... or worse...

a gown. [Gasp]Before Pi left for a little trip with the family to Holiday World (which I passed on to stay home and sew, how hardcore is that?), he assigned me a task. Besides doing a few pieces this ...
Posted by on Sat, 09 Sep 2006 20:19:00 GMT

Hero of the day - 9-7-06

Congratulations, Tool Room Supervisor for being the Hero of the Day! You just lost your job today, along with 2 other employees (one having one of the most seniority there), because this little corner...
Posted by on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 18:06:00 GMT