BAZAAR
Selvedge
Magazine
$90/year
selvedge.org
It’s impossible to describe
Selvedge without sounding
like a babbling idiot. With
everything from histories of
linen or tweed or subway car
upholstery to the politics of
Dutch wax resist fabrics to profiles
of contemporary designers, you immediately sense what they
call a “cerebral and sensual addiction to textiles in all forms.”
Turn the way you think about fabric upside down, whether it’s
woven, painted, knit, or felted, art, fashion, or craft. —AO’R
Hambly Screen Prints
Overlays $3 per sheet, rub-on transfers $5
hamblyscreenprints.com
Now you can paper-craft with an edge, with funky overlays and
rub-on transfers by Hambly Screen Prints. All products are hand-silk-screened with rich metallic, transparent, and opaque inks
to give your projects the necessary dosage of cool grittiness or
modern elegance. Choose from a variety of designs, from skulls,
DJ turntables, and birds, to vintage borders and chandeliers. The
transparent overlays and rub-on transfers will help take your
personalized cards, gift tags, photo albums,
or scrapbooks to another crafty level.
Cathy of California
Mushroom Pincushion
$32
cathyofcalifornia.etsy.com
My sewing corner isn’t complete
without my green mushroom pin-
cushion by Cathy of California.
I love the vintage look of the 60s,
and this burlap-covered pincushion
with kitschy ribbon straw flowers is
the perfect décor piece that makes
me happy each time I look at it. It
comes in a variety of vibrant colors,
and with the large styrofoam mush-
room head, you’ll always have plenty
of room for all your pins!
7oz Upholsterer’s
Tack Hammer
$20
hammersource.com
I recently took an upholstery class
and fell head-over-heels for my
teacher’s magnetic tack hammer.
Light and elegant, one end of the
hammer is magnetized to pick up
super-sharp upholstery tacks so you
can stretch fabric with one hand and
tap a tack in with the other. Flip the
hammer around to the heavier face
and finish the job. I immediately
bought one for myself, and now
spend my days dreaming up new
projects to use it for. What doesn’t
need to be tacked down, really?
