Remember that time I was on Feed Dump, and we discussed a news story about a guy who stole beer while dressed in a penguin onsie, and I was all: Wait where do I get a penguin onsie?! Well you can buy them all kinds of places, and lots of people sent me links with that wonderful […]
penguin onesie
http://tallystreasury.com/2014/10/penguin-onesie/
dressmaking without a pattern (cheat to win)
I have a problem with patterns. Clothing patterns specifically. And I blame the people who make said patterns for this. Because when all is said and done and I’m sitting on the floor, hunched over, fingers sore from ripping out thousands of stitches, with a dress that is somehow two sizes too large despite having […]
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/09/dressmaking-without-a-pattern-cheat-to-win/
side seam pockets… and the mother/daughter dress challenge
In this world of imperfections, one of the niggling problems of everyday life is the lack of functional pockets in women’s clothing. I’m certain I’ve mentioned it before. Someone as addicted to lip balm as I am starts to twitch when made to go without pockets. Unfortunately, I myself have fallen into the trap of […]
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/07/side-seam-pockets-and-the-motherdaughter-dress-challenge/
zippered t-shirt sleeves and front
Two weeks from now, on March 20, my friends at LoadingReadyRun are holding their 7th anniversary screening at the Victoria Event Centre. It just so happens that on that same day, I will be celebrating my birthday. In anticipation of these two simultaneous events, I present you with a new t-shirt modification method, altering a […]
http://tallystreasury.com/2011/03/zippered-t-shirt-sleeves-and-front/
scoop-neck t-shirt mod
So my blog post is late this week. *GASP OF HORROR* Well, I’m pretty horrified, but I did have a good reason for not doing it yesterday: I was out in the woods climbing trees and swinging from bits of rope 45 feet in the air in celebration of a friend’s birthday. Seriously. And it […]
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/08/scoop-necked-t-shirt-mod/
from t-shirt to halter top
Welcome to the second in my series of posts on t-shirt modification. Wow, that sounds very scientific, doesn’t it? Like I’m a tenured professor at the front of a gaping auditorium, about to fill people’s minds with new and revolutionary theories on the alteration of the common t-shirt. The common t-shirt is found throughout the […]
http://tallystreasury.com/2010/06/from-t-shirt-to-halter-top/