That's Enough Glue

The obligatory mother's day gift. From the latch-key craft that they teach you just to keep you occupied on rainy days to the carefully chosen card. They have all been well crafted, and usually heartfelt, but none were really my choice. I changed that this past year. By using one particular project I picked up on my own. Making fleece scarves. There are the scarves that I gave to various family members which are just 1/8 yard cut pieces of design covered fleece with the salvage edge cut up about five inches. Warm, comfy, and just a little bit shedding. I have no idea if any family member still has their quick gift. For my Mum, however, I stepped up the game ones year: it was fleece sewn to silk with fringe trim on the ends. Sewing these projects has always been a bit of a problem First off: Silk and Fleece have dramatically different stretch. Secondly: Fleece and Silk have dramatically different bulk. Imagine trying to sew a washcloth to a piece of paper. It doesn...