Month: August 2025

Posted in Embroidery machine, Fabric, Fiber, Sewing

Auditioning Fabric

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Sometimes, and this is one of those times, I need to look at fabric for a day or so before I decide if the fabric will work for what I want to make. What I want to make is bras. I just finished one made from cream super simplex with brown accents and cream colored lace. I’d take a photo, but there’s no way to arrange the bra so you could see all of it and I’m not about to model it. You’ll have to use your imagination. The bra fabric and lace came from Bra Builders https://www.brabuilders.com. I had asked for a spool of matching thread. They sent brown thread. So my cream colored bra has brown top stitching. If I were to do this again, and I might because there’s fabric and lace left over, I’d use cream colored thread.

I made free standing lace on my embroidery machine. I’ve checked to make sure the lace will fit on the top of the bra cup. Now, I just need the perfect fabric, and I’m not in the mood for white.

I like the fabric, but I don’t know if I like it with the lace. There’s stabilizer around the lace because I haven’t washed it off yet. It is easier to sew down the lace if I don’t wash out the water soluble stabilizer. The first time I wash the bra, the stabilizer will be gone.

I’m leaning towards this one. The fabric is more green than it shows in the photo.

I’ve had another sale from my Spoonflower shop. You can find my shop here: https://www.spoonflower.com/profiles/deb_thuman

I’ve been having fun designing fabric.

Start here:

Play a bit to get this:

Play a bit more:

And finally:

My online store, Deb Thuman Art is here: http://www.DebThumanArt.com

I’m linking with Nina Marie here: https://ninamariesayre.blogspot.com

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Ups and Downs

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Brady and I went on an adventure last week. We went to the farmers market.

Her pouches contain her vaccination record and poop bags. Some of the businesses in southern New Mexico have started asking to see proof of rabies vaccination before letting a dog onto the premises. Because rabies vaccination is required by law, this is a legal way of keeping out dogs, including service dogs. We’ve got a horrible problem with people buying a certificate on Amazon, putting a vest on Fido the Family Pet, and saying Fido is a service dog. There is no certification for service dogs in the United States. While certification is good in theory, it’s unworkable in real life. What tasks get certified? What if I need my dog to perform a task to assist me with my disability but the task isn’t on the certification list?

Part of going to the farmers market is exercise for me. I’m working on building up my endurance. I’m getting better, but I can only stand for a certain amount of time and can only walk a limited distance without my walker. I want to visit Santa Fe which would require a whole lot of walking. Plus, shops in the older buildings have stairs, narrow aisles, and are miserable to navigate if you need a walker.

I stopped at a stand advertising Yemeni Chai. I got to taste the tea, and bought some. I found some tomatoes for sandwiches. We stopped in a bookstore and I found a book on wire wrapping jewelry.

Little by little, I’m getting stronger.