Thank You, Sewing Diva Georgene (and the almost-200th-post)

Georgene of The Sewing Divas has posted part one of an interview she did with me on Slow Cloth and sustainable fashion. Amazingly, she edited my verbosity and published it while unpacking from a major move and coping with a computer meltdown. Thank you, Georgene, and thanks also to Sewing Diva Mary Beth, who referred Georgene to this blog and to me. Mary Beth also blogs at The Stitchery, and Georgene at MondoMode.

I'm calling this Post #199B, since technically it's #200 but I'm not quite ready for that festive moment yet. Still, in honor of Independence Day and the unofficial Red Thread Studio 200th post, and all my readers, commenters, lurkers and friends since the blog began, here's a big beautiful starburst firework for you. Hope your holiday has been awash in life, liberty and happiness.

Fireworks photo by K2D2vaca

Comments

[Mandi]

I want to thank you for the post on slow cloth. I read it on the Sewing Divas blog and have spent a lot of time thinking about it, returning here now so that I can refresh the concept in my mind.

Sustainable is great, but to me the greatest joy in slow cloth is the deep involvement and passion for each step of the process. This is something that was lacking in my own work for a long time, and something that I don't see on the myriad of blogs I read. I was starting even to feel that I could never keep up with those energizer bunnies of creative sewing endeavors!

But after reading your statement on slow cloth I have realized that is why I feel so burned out! I was burned from trying to make so much so fast....to keep going and going like everyone else! It's overwhelming and uninspiring to say the least.

But today I cooked up a batch of rice paste resist and I will spend time carefully stenciling with it, instead of quickly silkscreening the same image, and I will take joy in the process of cutting more stencils and carefully working through each step in the layers of application. And I will know that for me and maybe for a few others it's enough to spend that time and care to create a few projects this year instead of a few each day or week.

Thanks for the inspiration and words of wisdom!

[marja-leena]

Fabulous interview. A good reminder on the sustainable, even while it's still difficult to find in cloth but to keep our eyes open and aware and questioning.