Kitten Stitches Atelier

The new pages experience layout confuses me. Are you seeing my posts? Comment below if you are. I've been on hiatus with personal reasons

Hello new and old friends! I hope everyone had an excellent time at the Cherry Bomb Toy Fair! Maybe I'll see you in December for their holiday market? Keep an eye out! If not then, for sure Tsukino-con ♡

I've been basically on an extreme hiatus due to personal reasons, but this weekend reminded me of how much fun the convention / fair circuit is; and I can't wait for the next market!

Bought too many sets of dice? (Is thar even possible? ) Want to keep them in a single bag still organized? My multi-pocket bags are great for that!

In my defense, it had been a whole year 🤷‍♂️.

What's up gamers? Restock at Gauntlet Games (finally 😅 but just in time for Christmas gift shopping! 🎁)

Happy Halloween! Do you have any plans to celebrate? I'm starting to work on Christmas season products tomorrow!

I've really turned more towards working with natural textiles because the mass scale textile industry is so messed up.

Tumblr user magrittr:

I hate you polyester. I hate you rayon. I hate you acrylic. I hate you “40% cotton 60% other material.” I hate you polypropylene. I hate you “pleather.” I hate you nylon. I hate you synthetics and synthetic blends.

Tumblr user magrittr:

I love you cotton. I love you linen. I love you silk. I love you h**p. I love you plant leather. I love you wool. I love you bamboo. I love you alpaca. I love you jute.

Tumblr user jay-works:

Hi! I'm a sewing professional.

Rayon is actually made out of natural materials. Wood pulp, specifically. It's considered manmade/ "synthetic", because we do some chemical magic to process the wood pulp into something that can be turned into spun yarns. So while it's synthetic, it is not a plastic- and there's a few benefits to rayon from a sustainability perspective. For example:

The bamboo you're referencing in the second post is, in fact, rayon. Because rayon is manufactured by making a slurry and producing yarns from that, it means you can use material that otherwise would have been unsuitable for traditional spinning. Rayon is oftentimes made out of waste products from other manufacturing methods, too.

Rayon fabric comes under lots of different names. Viscose, tencel, lyocel, and anything that's called 'bamboo fabric' will be a rayon.

Rayon is naturally cool to the touch, super breathable, and usually has a lovely slinky kind of drape to it. It's an excellent choice for hot climates, and will continue to be a leading choice for sustainable fabric production. There's even rayon that makes use of old factory yarn waste. So don't knock it- it's a lovely class of fabrics with a lot of applications!

Avoid "acetate", though. Technically a rayon, but it's the lowest caliber of its type, and it doesn't play nice with water.

I was going to announce that my commissions were open again.
Unfortunately first I have to get my machined serviced. 500+ masks and various other projects have worn on its motor, and much like a car machines should be routinely maintained.
Ironically following that statement... my car is also going into the shop this week.
July is going to be expensive.
If you have any vinyl or felting that you like done though- now is perfect for that.

Had a great time at the Cherry Bomb Toy fair this past weekend! Looking forward to October 👀
Next up: Mushroom Hats! 🍄 have you been waiting? I'll be sourcing fabric this week!
AND what's this, the rumor of a fast approaching website? 🤐 keep your eyes peeled! In the meantime, feel free to add my Instagram too (kittenstitches.yyj)- it's a bit more phone friendly for me

Hey all! One of my lovely friends posted the mushroom hats 🍄 I made for her around Halloween and its sent a bunch of new followers my way ♡
If you are here looking to order one, or two- who knows 😁- please be aware that production time may be 5-7 weeks. I have my first convention/fair since 2020 coming up in May and I've been busy making stock for that.
Thank you for your patience and understanding 🍄💖