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cotton

We went on a little hike to take advantage of the sun a few days ago, and came across this little tuft of cotton. Kind of amazing how this

can be made into this..

Swan

Yesterday I found the swan in the bobbins..???

New Portabile!

Take a look... Next up is more Biglietto and Citta!

Back From the Shop

Wow, we recently brought our new lovely sewing machine to the dealer for a minor *really really minor* reapair, only to find it took them nearly a whole month to fix it. Apparantly, it had been sitting there unnoticed for about 2 weeks before I called and asked how much longer... oie vae!
Well now, it's up and running again and as good as new. 
Here's us, on the right side, having a little celebration for the return of our Husqvarna, and there's you all, waiting so so soooo patiently on the left for the new bags....

Not to worry, we have a few solutions in the near future to make the wait for new bags a bit shorter. As for now, we're finishing up just two more, and then we'll have some new things in the store. Just give us 2 more weeks!

NYC Fabric Shopping

Sorry for not writing in so long, but we have been incredibly busy these last couple of weeks, fulfilling orders and making new bags! We finally went again to NYC this weekend, visiting some beloved friends and buying fabrics. We didn't find much fabric because most of the places we were looking for were already closed, and going around we even almost ran out of gas on Canal Street! We filled up our tank and decided to go visit the Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum, to see "Design Life Now: National Design Triennial 2006".

The show (truly amazing stuff!) is the third design triennial in NYC, and brings together the experimental designs and emerging ideas at the center of American culture from 2003 to 2006. We loved pretty much everything, but what we found the most interesting was a small show installed in the gorgeous garden of the museum called "Design for the other 90%", where designers, engineers, students and professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs from all over the globe were asked to devise cost-effective ways to increase access to food and water, energy, education, healthcare, revenue-generating activities, and affordable transportation for those who most need them.

These designers’ ideas are very passionate, and their points of view range widely on how best to address these important issues. Each object on display tells a diverse story, and provides a window through which we can observe this expanding field. Design for the Other 90% demonstrates how design can be a dynamic force in saving and transforming lives, at home and around the world.

Here there are some small images from our journey, sorry for the bad quality, but we secretly took them with our cellphones. Stay well and keep in touch!