The book is Bisa Butler: Portraits, published in 2021 to accompany her mid-career exhibit at the Chicago Institute of Art. The book includes full-page photographs and close-up details of twenty-one of Butler’s pieces, along with selected reference images. This fine art book beautifully showcases Butler’s portraiture.
You’ll find this useful if you’ve been hoping to start making gifts for loved ones, or if you’re simply interested in seeing skilled makers at work.
Traditional techniques for a sustainable wardrobe A compelling how-to book is also a why-you-should book. Make, Sew and Mend: Traditional Techniques to Sustainably Maintain and Refashion Your Clothes by Bernadette Banner will be compelling to anyone interested in making sustainable choices about their clothes and better understanding the role of sewing in culture. Published in…
Especially if you’re a beginning sewist, you may feel too impatient to make a mockup . A mockup (also called a muslin or a toile) refers to a practice garment that you make to test the pattern and your skills before cutting into more expensive fabric. I had dabbled in craft and garment sewing for…