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Shoemaking: Lasting the Shoes

August 5, 2019

At LAST! This week, I’m lasting the shoes - giving them their foot-shape and shoe structure, and effectively finishing them up!

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Making the Mockup: My First Handmade Shoes

July 22, 2019

Part Two of the First Shoe series! This time, I’m explaining the process of making my first mockup shoe - and look - it actually looks like a shoe!

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In Projects, Self Drafted Sewing, Shoemaking Tags shoemaking, shoemaking nz, learning shoemaking, shoe mockup, shoe pattern, how to make shoes, shoemaking zipper boot, sewing blog nz, sewing blogger, auckland shoemaking, beginning shoemaking
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Hi! I'm Kat, I don't have any cats, and this is organized chaos. If you'd like to chat about catlessness, sewing, knitting, or other forms of world domination, I'd love to hear from you!katherine.klebenow@gmail.com

Hi! I'm Kat, I FINALLY have a cat, and this is organized chaos. If you'd like to chat about cats, sewing, knitting, or other forms of world domination, I'd love to hear from you!

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Tutorial: Sewing a custom Cat Carrier Cover for your cat's travel box
Oct 9, 2024
Tutorial: Sewing a custom Cat Carrier Cover for your cat's travel box
Oct 9, 2024

Today's project is a cover, custom made to fit over my cats' travel carrier. This project has everything - custom drafting, magnets, hardware installation, problem solving: All in the name of keeping my kitties happy in transit! It's a long one - you've been warned.

Oct 9, 2024
Weaving your First Project on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Apr 26, 2023
Weaving your First Project on a Rigid Heddle Loom
Apr 26, 2023

My very first project on my new rigid heddle loom! I so enjoyed learning this new skill - here are a collection of tips as well as links to tutorials I found helpful as I made my first project!

Apr 26, 2023
DIY, Sewing, and Craft Supply Shops in New Zealand
Apr 13, 2023
DIY, Sewing, and Craft Supply Shops in New Zealand
Apr 13, 2023

Ever wondered where to get a weirdly specific hardware? supplies for making shoes, bags, or embroidered tea towels? Dye supplies or fancy zips? I've compiled a list of my favourite sources!

Apr 13, 2023
Sewing the Haptic Lab Constellation Quilt (again)
Mar 30, 2023
Sewing the Haptic Lab Constellation Quilt (again)
Mar 30, 2023

I’m making a northern stars constellation quilt to match my southern stars one! This one has started quite a bit differently from the last one - so I’ve shared my process in case it helps you with a similar project!

Mar 30, 2023
The Tambour Embroidery Hoop Holder: A Woodworking DIY
Mar 23, 2023
The Tambour Embroidery Hoop Holder: A Woodworking DIY
Mar 23, 2023

In which our intrepid tambour embroidery fanatic once again attempts woodworking in the name of beads. (Also, in which fortunately the attempt is once again successful!)

Mar 23, 2023
The Home Sewist's Guide to Snap Fasteners for baby clothes, bag making, and more
Mar 15, 2023
The Home Sewist's Guide to Snap Fasteners for baby clothes, bag making, and more
Mar 15, 2023

A deep dive into the world of snap fasteners! Did you know there were so many options to choose from? We go through five popular options for fasteners and discuss the pros and cons, as well as applications, of each

Mar 15, 2023
Lillian's Embroidered Wedding Veil
Mar 1, 2023
Lillian's Embroidered Wedding Veil
Mar 1, 2023

Making Lill’s cathedral length floral embroidered wedding dress - all in one monster post!

Mar 1, 2023
Art Deco Wardrobe Collection
Feb 19, 2023
Art Deco Wardrobe Collection
Feb 19, 2023

This was going to be the year I finally attended the Art Deco festival in Napier - here’s everything I made to wear for the weekend, all in one place!

Feb 19, 2023
Tutorial: Pullover Hoodie with Cat Pocket
Nov 9, 2022
Tutorial: Pullover Hoodie with Cat Pocket
Nov 9, 2022

Do you have a velcro kitty like me? I made my very own cat-pocket hoodie so I can carry my little guy around wherever he wants to go, and it’s a tutorial now so you can make one yourself!

Nov 9, 2022
The Prick and Pounce Method for Tambour Embroidery
Nov 9, 2022
The Prick and Pounce Method for Tambour Embroidery
Nov 9, 2022

Today we’re exploring one of the oldest methods of embroidery design transfer - the prick and pounce method!

Nov 9, 2022

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Woven scarf number two! For this one, I tried weaving with laceweight which I was *certain* would require a 15 dent heddle but the wpi math said 12.5 so I went with it. Woven on my @ashford_wheels_looms 16” rigid heddle loom using alpaca yarn w
Pink scenes from a weekend of sewing: I’m having a summer birthday for the first time in almost a decade, and the occasion calls for a summer birthday dress! I’m tackling the bustier style, which i anticipate may be a bit of a mission bec
Happy first Gotcha Day to this little dude! It’s been so fun to watch him grow up from a tiny little puffball into a Whole Cat, who is somehow also just a tiny human fellow in a cat suit 💕 here’s to another 365, and may the future, perha
Finished Scarf!! It took a while for the weather to cooperate for these photos but that’s all good because it gave me time to write my blog post! This is my Very First Ever project on a rigid heddle loom- mine is the @ashford_wheels_looms 16&
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