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Portland has been buried in snow, like the rest of New England. Today the shop is open and busy with Emily at the sewing machine. She is a student at Central St. Martin in London, a knitwear designer who is practicing her sewing/pattern-making skills while home in Maine.
Friend and customer Fran stopped by the other day with a gift for me/COREY&CO : a much-used, much-loved family sewing machine. This piece of equipment has some miles on it and awaits major rehab. I love its army green hue- reminds me of a Citroen I coveted long ago. It has joined the Rockette line-up of machines on the work table: grey daily workhorse, necessary serger, and Citroen. Thank you Fran.
oops, oops, oops. I totally forgot to take photos at the big December 3rd First Friday event. 'Twas a huge party, as crowded at times as a rush-hour subway car. But people managed to try on scarf after scarf to find just the right one. SOUTH STREET LINEN is now launched! There is still a good selection in the shop. check out ://www.southstreetlinen.com
Three painters decide to try their collective hands at dyeing, block printing and stitching scarves. The result: compositions in linen worthy of a gallery showing....and here it is. This coming First Friday Artwalk, we will all be celebrating their new-found passion and business: SOUTH STREET LINEN. I am working on some garments incorporating some of their print work, just to join in the fun. If you are near, please join us. If you are far, watch this blog for the after-photos.
Tuesdays find Miki of Moondance Wear at the COREY&CO. work table. She is having some fun, which is plain to see in these reconstructed and sometimes tea-dyed shirts. Pants, vests, skirts , cloth jewelry pieces are also in her repertoire. We have very different , but very compatible styles. I am so happy to have Miki part of the "&CO".
'Have been crazy-busy with life, the shop, and the battery is dead on the camera today. But, Augie and Harriet to the rescue, in their customary nap position.
So satisfying, brushes. Not many people buy them in the shop, but I have them anyway.
There is a nip in the air and knits on the cutting table. October is my favorite month both for weather and for garment design: chunky sweater pieces in mohair and wool.
'Dashed through a recent Portland crafts fair and met a girl from Cleveland! (my home town). Her Modern Pixie jewelry has been a popular new addition to the shop.
I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Laura and Nate for Forefront Fashion, a blog keeping tabs on the stylish goings-on in Portland. Take a look at what they found of interest at COREY&CO., aside from my yardstick. www.forefrontfashion.com
'Spent some time on buses and airplanes last week. Lots of time for mental sewing.
Sometimes fabric is your friend. It can let you create shapes, even add its own opinion. Who knows what this wacky, open-weave cotton was originally intended for?Who cares? It let me sculpt. And then again, sometimes fabric is your foe. I have a love/hate pile where I throw the miscreants. A few days apart and we make our peace, usually a 180 degree turn from the design I started with. Perhaps I will expose them in the next post....if they don't shape up.
'Had a fun visit from Portland photographer Winky Lewis last week. She loved the shop and I love her images. Here is an eyeful of Corey&Co. Double it and triple it to catch the details ....see more through her magical lens at www.winkyphoto.com.
The trip began with a stroll through Portland's Saturday farmers' market before heading south to New York. It ended with a forage through the wool and cashmere aisles at Mood Fabrics...as savory to me as any row of radishes.
This is the time of year to put down the linen and start picking up the fall fabrics. It's a hard transition in this heat. So I had a last fling with the lighter weights and produced some whimsical dresses. What better adieu than picnic check?
