OK, OK, I know it’s been forever since I updated the blog (bad blogger, bad!). But I have a good excuse, I swear! I’ve been learning to spin since October, when I took a drop spindle class with my good friend Lisa at one of my favourite places in Leslieville,… Read More

10 Quick handmade gifts and decorations to brighten your holidays
I’m a firm believer in handmade gifts versus store-bought for lots of reasons (but especially for the avoidance of crazy mall crowds, cheesy holiday tunes, and crappy mass-produced merchandise), so I combed the net for some quick handmade gift ideas.… Read More

Brioche stitch refers not to the french pastry, delicious as it may be, but to a family of stitch patterns that include slipped stitches knit together with yarn-overs to make a squishy, stretchy and extra-thick fabric. What I will show you today is called the two-colour brioche rib, also known… Read More

Do you live in the Toronto area? Do you need some great ideas for original and hand-made Christmas presents? Have you always wanted to meet the Happy Seamstress in person? Then you should come check out these upcoming craft shows! We will be selling tons of awesome craft kits and… Read More

Hallowe’en is today, as it turns out, so I suppose this round-up is a wee little bit last minute, but if you don’t have anything else going on for this most special of days, these fun projects might give you some good ideas!

Spooky Cupcakes

Cupcakes are… Read More

Make this cute little coin purse to use up your fabric scraps

I was working on my computer today, like I do most days, and felt the familiar stirrings of fabric withdrawal start to well up. Usually I can keep that at bay by procrastinating on Pinterest for… Read More

Since releasing my Legend of Baby Link pattern a couple of years ago, a bunch of you have written to me asking for help with adding the button placket to the back of the tunic. Message boards about the pattern on Ravelry include more than a few comments… Read More

There aren’t (as far as I know) any knitting groups out where I live, so when Ilana invited me out to join the Toronto’s 20-Somethings group (oh crap, I’m pushing thirty…does that mean I can’t go any more in a couple years? Nooooooo!) at Read More

10 Warm and fuzzy things to chase away the end-of-summer blues
It’s officially fall (and already feeling very much like it) which is a little sad for someone like me who loves summer and all of the lazy outdoor lounging it brings. But whenever I start to dread the inevitable… Read More

Because she is awesome (and possibly to promote her books), Debbie Stoller has posted some free knitting videos online. The first one is for absolute beginner knitters: it demonstrates the long-tail cast-on and the knit stitch using the English style of knitting (with the yarn in the… Read More

Update: This pattern is now available as a PDF download in the shop for only $1.99!
Had a great time selling my craft kits and sewing patterns at Fan Expo this year. Best part? Watching all sorts of people try on the sample beard from my beard knitting kit!

Among the crazy costumes, the celebrities, the video game demos, and the myriad comic book sales, the Happy Seamstress made her debut at Fan Expo!

Pictured is the video-game-loving husband dutifully wearing his world-famous Mario Sweater Vest, and yours truly modeling one of the… Read More