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    • Retirement doesn’t mean no sewing
  • Baselayer collar with burrito finish – update
  • A great partnership….
  • I am keeping the blog!!
  • I retired!!
  • Tutorial: soft athletic waistband
  • Welcome to Tutorials
  • Van Shade Tutorial, tab mounted shades
  • My Machines, part 4. Long overdue update.
  • Base Layer Zip and Collar Finish
  • More Zipper Problems: 2-way zippers
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  • Make A Bike Jersey
  • Common Zipper Problems
  • Tent Tips: Care and Selection
  • Bad Things That Happen To Good Gear
  • My Machines, Part 3
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  • My Machines, Part 1
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  • Keeping Technical Clothing Clean
  • Demystifying Waterproof Breathable Fabrics
  • Make Lycra Bike Shorts, Part 2
  • Make Lycra Bike Shorts, Part 1
  • “How Did You Get Into This?”
  • Love, Attachment, and Saying Goodbye
  • Working With Silnylon
  • Welcome to the New Site and Blog

Retired!! Thank you for 25 wonderful years.

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Blog: Badass Sewing for Dirtbags

  • Long Overdue Update: Retirement, Travel, New Studio… March 27, 2025
  • Retirement Sewing Room April 30, 2023
  • Bike Bags Binge April 12, 2023
  • Zipper Magic December 20, 2022
  • My Iceland Trip August 29, 2022
  • Retirement doesn’t mean no sewing. August 9, 2022
  • Using plastic wrap to copy a garment… who knew? May 21, 2022
  • Base Layer Zip and Collar Burrito Finish, Revised With Video April 11, 2022
  • A great partnership…. February 10, 2022
  • I am keeping the blog!! February 9, 2022
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