Crafts

Crafts

From hard to soft: the things I make with my hands, in metal, wood, and fabric.

Metalworking

Forge glows orange-bright
blue arc, hammer, anvil, bead
shape set overnight

Smithing

It will keel.

ForgeHand tools

Welding

Don't look at the light. *looks at the light*

JoiningFabrication

Woodworking

Without nail or screw
tenons lock like folded palms
cedar binds anew

Sashimono

Nails? We don't do that here.

Japanese joineryHand tools

Clothes & Fabrics

Pattern, pin, baste, sew
fibers woven, layered deep
fitted drape will show

Tailoring

Measure twice, cut once, cry three times.

PatternsSewing

Composite Whole-Garment & 3D Textile

Seams? Where we're going, we don't need seams.

Whole-garment3D textileComposites