25th Jan 2021
Last week my love for area rugs (blankets for the floor!), interior decorating, and zero waste scrap management coalesced: I made my first rag rug. E built a loom out of repurposed, ripped-down studs…
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11th Dec 2020
Because we cut each garment individually and by hand, we use our fabrics very efficiently. The few off-cuts and roll-ends that we do end up with are repurposed whenever possible. When you order&n…
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11th Dec 2020
With the cooler weather to inspire us, we've been focussing on #UreshiiOuterwear this past month. Our goal is to offer versatile coat designs that can be done in different weights and warmth levels -…
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7th Dec 2020
If you're a Summerside local, you've probably seen me traipsing about in a Big Skirt. They're one of my wardrobe staples. I love the grounding feel of them, the swish, the comfort, the uncommon-nes…
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11th Nov 2020
We love our fabrics. When we handle them, we see the effort, the resources, and the many hands that have contributed to their creation. Throwing even the smallest bit away feels disrespectful. So for…
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11th Nov 2020
A quick reminder that you can always customize elements of our designs to make them your very own. Changing the neckline of a dress or top can really change its look and feeling. It might make it more…
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8th May 2020
My job this morning is to "write a thing about trousers" and I have no idea what is going to wander out of my head, but here goes :PMy trouser adventures since last posting have been this: I orde…
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23rd Apr 2020
So this post isn't particularly Ureshii-related, except that it takes place in my under-the-stairs office. Which isn't a space we've shown before, apparently...Here's a pic from 2013. (No current phot…
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21st Apr 2020
It occurred to me a few weeks ago that I could have better success with buttonholes in the lightweight jersey if I used a different interfacing than I generally do with jersey fabric. It really came o…
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10th Apr 2020
The Ureshii ironing board got a fresh new cover earlier this year, and it's been getting lots of use. Sewing with a lockstitch requires much more pressing than sewing with a coverstitch. But sinc…
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6th Apr 2020
I found the Ugly Blanket in a thrift shop in Sechelt, BC in 2007 (2008?). It was only a quilt top then, backed with an avocado/aqua/gold stripe twin sheet from the 70s (probably you know the one). I r…
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27th Mar 2020
Some of you have perhaps heard the rumour that we've been making overalls. They're adorable, a few local folks have some, and all seems to be going well.We finalized the details and decided to gr…
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