Hi! So, we're new around here, and when I say 'we', I mean, me, my beatup old reliable sewing machine, and our fabric stash. I make a lot of neat things out of old things-- people like to call it 'upcycling', but I generally refer to it as Mad Textile Science.

I've been sewing since I was a little girl nabbing scraps and needles from my mom to make doll clothes, taught myself to use the machine, took a semester of home ec and then spent years being brainwashed by T-Shirt Surgery communities online and just sort of running at the sewing machine and blundering through restyles.  In my wise old age (heh), I've spent some time trying to learn more standard ways of doing things so that they can contribute to my mad hattery, and I'm hoping my blog will be a place to talk about learning to make stuff, and not being afraid to fail when you bring your fabulous frankenclothes to life.

My life is better when I'm actively making and building things on the regular, and hopefully I'll run across a couple of people who feel the same. And we'll high-five. So, hi!