Resources
Borrow our Cool Books
It's a truth universally acknowledged that if you're into something, you're probably going to have books about it, and I certainly do! My collection of crafty and craft-adjacent books could be bringing joy to more people than just me, so I'm happily offering to lend them to folks around Seattle, or share scans with those further away.
Please email me to arrange a time to come by the studio to reference any of the books below. If you want to borrow them outside of the studio, I may ask you to pay a small deposit (equal to the cost to replace the book) which will be returned to you when the book is returned. This is because I'm anxious and also this is just starting (as of late July 2025) and I have no idea how it's going to go!
| TITLE | AUTHOR |
| A Common Thread | Gwen Marston |
| Acrylics Bold and New | Nicholas Roukes |
| Allover Patterns | Clarence P. Hornung |
| Costume 1066-1966 | John Peacock |
| Creating With Paper | Pauline Johnson |
| Decorative Ornament | Owen Jones |
| DMC Point de Croix 10th Series | |
| Five Centuries of American Costume | R. Turner Wilcox |
| Folk Designs From the Caucasus | Lyatif Kerimov |
| Geometric Design and Ornament | Edmond V. Gillon Jr. |
| Handbook of Pictorial Symbols | Rudolf Modley |
| Ikat | Mary Zicafoose |
| Ikat Textiles of India | Chelna Desai |
| Log Cabin Quilts | Bonnie Leman, Judy Martin |
| Make Your Own Decorative Boxes | Karen Kjældgård-Larsen |
| Making Felt Ornaments | Jane Slovachek |
| Modern Fabric |
Abby Gilchrist, Amelia Poole
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| Patchwork Pictures | Carol LaBranche |
| Patchwork Playthings | Margaret Hutchings |
| Patterns of Fashion 3 | Janet Arnold |
| Plaids & Stripes | Roberta Horton |
| Play with Paper | Thea Bank-Jensen |
| Quick Quilts From Your Scrap Bag | Patricia Wilens |
| Rags to Rainbows | Miranda Innes |
| Sarasatic Design Collection | Kamon Yoshimoto |
| Sticks, Spools & Feathers | Harvey Weiss |
| Studio Design Patterns for the 21st Century | Akio Fukuda |
| Studio Life | Sarah Trigg |
| The Art Deco Style | Theodore Menten |
| The Paintings of Joan Mitchell | Jane Livingston, Linda Nochlin, Yvette Lee |
| The Pillows to Patch Quilt Collection: The Hawaiian Way | Elizabeth Root |
| The Sari | Linda Lynton |
| The Twentieth Century's Best American Quilts | Mary Austin |
| Traditional Sarasatic Textile Design IV | Kamon Yoshimoto |
| Transitions: Unlocking the Creative Quilter Within | Andrea Balosky |
| Visual Illusion Quilts: Full-Size Templates for 12 Patchwork Projects | Pat Gaska |
Reference our Color Cards
In running this business, I've found myself the owner of a bunch of swatch cards, color cards, shade cards - whatever you want to call those mighty references that help you figure out exactly which color you need.
These can be difficult to find and cost-prohibitive for home sewists, so I want to share our collection with locals! Please email me to arrange a time to come by the studio to reference any of our color cards listed below. Don't forget to bring swatches of whatever you're wanting to match!
Quilting Cottons:
Art Gallery Fabrics - Pure Solids
Clothworks American Made Brand - Cotton Solids
Michael Miller - Cotton Couture
Moda - Bella Solids
Robert Kaufman - Kona Cottons
Athletic Knits:
Blue Moon Fabrics - Power Mesh (contains swatches for Classic Collection, Skin Tones & Neutrals, and Neons)
Blue Moon Fabrics - Ribbed Spandex
Blue Moon Fabrics - Microfiber
Blue Moon Fabrics - Flexfit
Blue Moon Fabrics - Popcorn
Blue Moon Fabrics - Matte Spandex (contains swatches for Classic Collection, Skin Tones & Neutrals, and Neons)
Thread and Zippers:
Gutermann - Mara thread
Neelam - Embroidery Thread Yarn
YKK Zippers
