Wacky Sewing

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Fabric scraps, old T-shirts—you’ve been saving them for something, and now that something is here. Artist-in-Residence Vanessa Andrew‘s fiber practice promotes self-sufficiency and slow, conscious consumerism through re-purposing recycled fabrics into creative, useful sewn objects.

Wacky Sewing is a process in which you attach many small and odd-shaped fabric scraps to a large base using creative cutting, folding, and stitching techniques. Use Andrew’s hand-drawn instructions to help guide you or watch her short video to learn the steps.

What you will need
Hand needles, pins, scissors, thread, fun fabric scraps, large fabric scrap base and a sewing machine (optional)

Vanessa Andrew shows us Madam Chino, her Milwaukee boutique and studio.