Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
FASHION SHOW & SALE - 08.03.11 - AISLE 1 GALLERY 7-8:30pm
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| How would YOU describe Sew Aware? Come check it & decide for yourself on Wednesday, August 3rd at 7:00pm at Aisle 1 Gallery! |
Saturday, July 23, 2011
Announcing: Sew Aware's Fashion Gala & Summer Sale
Inspiration: Biodigradable ShoesThat Sprout Flowers After Use
Taking second place in last year's Green Design Awards Oat Shoes has developed a sneaker that's not only biodegradable but also blooms flowers when you plant them after use.
Friday, July 22, 2011
SA Designer Marcus's Applique Jacket!
Made from 100% upcycled cotton jersey from our neighbor the Upcycle Exchange.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Simiya Drops By the Studio
Today Dutchtown resident and local artist Simiya Sudduth taught the Sew Aware crew how to make magazine wallets. Simiya is a co-founder of the Speckled Owl Collective, a DIY design/craft group and is known for building mobile gardens. She works with several arts organizations throughout St Louis including SCOSAG, the Craft Alliance and GYA (Yeyo Collective). In her spare time she nurtures her own organic garden, chickens, two loveable pit bulls and partner Zack.
To see more of what she does check out her blog: the Systematist
To see more of what she does check out her blog: the Systematist
Tuesday, July 19, 2011
Fusing Plastic Bags with Jessi Cerutti
Artist Jessi Cerutti popped by the studio to instruct us in the art of plastic bag fusing. The technique is prefect for wallets, journal covers, and jewelery. Yep, the material has pretty much endless crafting potential.
Jessi is known in local crafting circles for co-founding the Rock N Roll craft show which is coming upon its 7th year in November. She's an MFA graduate of SIUE and is currently a resident artist at the Luminary Center for the Arts.
HOW TO MAKE FUSED PLASTIC BAG "FABRIC"
Materials: plastic bags, scissors, freezer paper, and an iron.
The Process:
1. Gather HEAPS of plastic bags. The more decorative the better.
2. Cut them into two-piece sheets and pile about 6 sheets on a table
3. Put freezer paper in-between the plastic sheets and your iron (VERY IMPORTANT)
4. Heat it up!
5. Let the plastic cool then cut into a project
Jessi is known in local crafting circles for co-founding the Rock N Roll craft show which is coming upon its 7th year in November. She's an MFA graduate of SIUE and is currently a resident artist at the Luminary Center for the Arts.
HOW TO MAKE FUSED PLASTIC BAG "FABRIC"
Materials: plastic bags, scissors, freezer paper, and an iron.
The Process:
1. Gather HEAPS of plastic bags. The more decorative the better.
2. Cut them into two-piece sheets and pile about 6 sheets on a table
3. Put freezer paper in-between the plastic sheets and your iron (VERY IMPORTANT)
4. Heat it up!
5. Let the plastic cool then cut into a project
Sunday, July 17, 2011
Sew Aware Tours Skif Clothing Company in the Hill
This afternoon we visited Skif Clothing Company in the Hill, a historic Italian neighborhood. Skif is known for custom made and unique sweaters sold internationally in over 300 specialty boutiques. You might recognize Skifs designs in the blockbuster movie- the Matrix. The company has been in operation since the 1990s and many employees work from home as well as in the production studio. Owned and operated by Nina Ganci the studio feels as much like a home as it does a workplace.
DJ Kennedy's description of Skif's Happy Circle (how it's works) "From happy sheep to happy hands that make the stuff, to the happy sales meet, and finally on the streets where people run into each other and say, hey, is that a Skif?"
DJ Kennedy's description of Skif's Happy Circle (how it's works) "From happy sheep to happy hands that make the stuff, to the happy sales meet, and finally on the streets where people run into each other and say, hey, is that a Skif?"
Friday, July 15, 2011
Taking Inspiration from a New Text
One of the books to recently inspire Sew Aware designers is Eco Fashion (Laurence King Publishing, 2010). Katy Mike picked up a copy from the Missouri Botanical Garden's "Garden Gate Shop," much to everyone's delight back in the studio.
In the book, Sass Brown, a full-time professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, reveals her guidebook to the multiple facets of ecological design, as well as the players who are charting this nascent but vital terrain. Above all, Brown’s tome is a historical record. “I feel that eco-fashion has reached a tipping point,” she told Ecouterre, “where the best of the best are simply the best in the industry. And that needs to be recorded, celebrated, and communicated.”
In the book, Sass Brown, a full-time professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York, reveals her guidebook to the multiple facets of ecological design, as well as the players who are charting this nascent but vital terrain. Above all, Brown’s tome is a historical record. “I feel that eco-fashion has reached a tipping point,” she told Ecouterre, “where the best of the best are simply the best in the industry. And that needs to be recorded, celebrated, and communicated.”
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
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