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Inspiration from the Sketchbook: Camera Ready

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In her latest blog post, Melanie Testa shows us how she finds inspiration for hand-stitching in easily overlooked places.

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FREE Webinar: Style, Discovery and Friendship

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FREE ONLINE WEBINAR STYLE, DISCOVERY AND FRIENDSHIP An Online Mixed Media and Papercrafting Meet Up Hosted by Lisa M.Pace and Ronda Palazzari Date: Thursday, June 21, 2012 Starting Time: 1:00 P.M. Eastern Time Price: FREE! Register Now >  About the …

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Tweaking

Before starting her current project of making a wardrobe by hand, Ricë would have told you there were two main stages in creating a series of work of any kind. Now she’s changed her mind.

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Creating Community

The first meeting of #StitchLounge was exactly what Ricë hoped it would be: a chance to sit around and chat with others who love hand-stitching. No matter what kind of community you dream of, there’s a way to create one that’s right for you.

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Don’t Forget #StitchLounge Tonight!

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Join Ricë and Tonia and Melanie and a bunch of their friends for #StitchLounge, a brand-new global virtual sewing salon–tonight!

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Join us at #StitchLounge!

If you’ve been wishing you had a community of like-minded creative souls to hang out with and create, this is your chance. Join Ricë and her friends on Wednesday night for a virtual stitching salon via Twitter. Here’s all you need to know to join in~~

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Creating a Wardrobe by Hand

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Ricë is totally obsessed with creating garments by hand inspired by Alabama Chanin’s newest book.

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Another Podcast with The Fabulous Jill Berry

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Ricë loves talking to Jill Berry and hearing what she’s up to, so she called her up and asked: Hey, what are you up to? And oh, my–Jill, as usual, is up to a lot, full of ideas and projects and ideas for more projects and also some really good advice, and–well, you’ll just want to listen.

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Podcast with Melanie Testa: Wardrobe Geekiness

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Ricë and Melanie Testa get a little geeky about wardrobe alteration and embellishment. Find out why it’s so cool and how Melanie’s making it easy for you to join in the adventure.

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Inspiration

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Ideas are everywhere, but what’s exciting is when you put them in your brain and let them percolate.

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