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Art of Upcycling
Art of upcycling is not only how to create textile art pieces. It is also how to creatively upcycle textiles.

Sharon Prigan
Jan 313 min read


Strip Quilted Patchwork
This week I was choosing fabrics for a number of different techniques and saw many shortish thin strips in the pile. I sorted them into color families and saw that I had enough strips to create a strip quilted patchwork quilt from scraps.

Sharon Prigan
Mar 14, 20242 min read


Setting up the studio
What a crazy month! Moving house and studio together is a project. The house part was easy, the studio was another story. I have so many...

Sharon Prigan
Dec 13, 20221 min read


Must get back into the studio
We have just moved and my studio is still packed away. I have itchy fingers, I want to feel my fabrics and run my fingers through my...

Sharon Prigan
Nov 25, 20221 min read


Textile Waste - Deconstruction and Reconstruction
There have been many posts lately about textile waste, fast fashion and the dumping of clothing on the third world. “There is no such...

Sharon Prigan
Sep 26, 20222 min read


One Inch Magic Fabric
Endless fabric scraps in many different sizes. I decided to make a 4 seasons series so I sorted them into one inch pieces according to...

Sharon Prigan
Aug 21, 20221 min read


Neverending scraps
This is really becoming quite addictive. I am not managing to throw anything away. Autumn remnants from other projects, too small for...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 4, 20221 min read


When in Doubt Just Dance
I am sure that anyone who is a creator in any medium goes through a period of stagnation. You know that feeling, yesterday you had so...

Sharon Prigan
May 24, 20222 min read


Do What Feels Right
I have been thinking about writing this post for a while now. I can look at a product and after a few minutes I manage to analyze how it was

Sharon Prigan
Dec 23, 20213 min read


Just move it on
I have spent the last 2 weeks going through boxes and mounds or rather hills of fabric that I have collected over the years. Why do I...

Sharon Prigan
Oct 9, 20212 min read


Zero Waste Sewing Studio
I am taking part in #SeptTextileLove which is organised by @seam_collective They provide a prompt for each day of September, you can read...

Sharon Prigan
Sep 25, 20211 min read


Randomness
I always run a class or 2 like this every year.The students never know when its going to happen. Those that have been with me longer, ...

Sharon Prigan
Aug 28, 20212 min read


Saving tiny fabric scraps
People often ask me what I do with all those fabric scraps that I save and how do I store them. When I sort fabrics I first do so...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 23, 20211 min read


Slow Stitching Saturday
Every week should have a day of rest. Our designated one is Saturday, I don't always strictly keep to it but I do find that there is an...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 3, 20211 min read


Rust fabrics today
I pack and store according to season and within the seasons according to colors. I did work in an office for many years so you could call...

Sharon Prigan
Jul 2, 20211 min read


Moving and packing
A huge amount of sorting and packing. The packing wasn't really the problem I have a huge amount of used t shirts and t shirt pieces...

Sharon Prigan
Jun 26, 20211 min read


Downsizing
These are the shelves that I have designated for my huge button and yoyo supply. I have about 4 times the amount that can fit onto these...

Sharon Prigan
Mar 18, 20211 min read


Focus is the key
Over the years I have come to the conclusion that focus is the key. I find that it is a constant battle to do that. As an artist who is...

Sharon Prigan
Feb 28, 20213 min read


Creating Art with Remnants Part 5
When making crumb quilted square feet I end up having a lot of fabric remnants in a variety of sizes. In the past I either used to throw...

Sharon Prigan
Jan 10, 20212 min read


Creating Art with Remnants Part 4
This post is going to be about creating or rather recreating with very small pieces of fabric. I use the smallest pieces to create fabric...

Sharon Prigan
Dec 21, 20201 min read
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