handmade is magic

I will be in Asheville, NC this weekend at Which?Craft ! Like the flyer says, it's an indie craft market offering regional handmade clothing, jewelry, & other goods as an alternative to our mass produced, chain store culture. It's all happening this Saturday (05.17.08) 10am-6pm. Harvest Records is located just off of Haywood Avenue in West Asheville and The Admiral will be serving some delicious grub.

I plan on having a dozen or so garments plus little accessories and experiments that have been hanging around my studio for a while. Also, new designs and materials will be unveiled! I will also be taking custom orders at the fair and will have a measuring tape handy for getting measurements. I will try to post a preview of what will be available by Saturday.

If you live near or far I would love for you to drop by and say hello!

things to come

made new hang tags today
sewed dresses
mailed packages
many exciting things are in the works
so stay tuned.

enchanting

originally uploaded by François Coquerel.

Today I was totally inspired by this photo on flickr. I'm finishing up with school (tonight is my final Latin American History lecture) and besides being giddy about catching up with orders (btw - thank you for your patience!) I'm also excited about getting ideas together for photographing the new batch of dresses, tops, etc.

The incredibly talented Alyson is hopefully(!) going to be working on this project with me! Will keep you posted...

seashells

It's so funny when some unexpected object or idea keeps popping up. I ran across shells like these at the McKissik Museum the other day when I ran in for a peek during lunch. I saw them again when looking through one of the Funk & Wagnals books with Jackson before his nap. Then I found a fabric with a similar pattern on a huge discount the other day! How bizare.

gray day

I love a nice clear evening after a long rainy day.
Just finished stitching this up, still needs pressing. I wish I had enough of this fabric to keep one for myself.

Carpenter dress in gray cotton.

textiles

Shop Update: I'm currently trying to get caught up on filling orders. There's been one hiccup after another for the last couple of weeks or so but everything seems to be settling down. I have two weeks left in the semester so, yikes, there will be no sleep!

I'm super excited about my new dresses, tops, and accessories! I'll be posting images as soon as I can, but here's a preview of some of the new fabrics. Drawings of the new designs will follow.

catalog pages

Images from the new shaybelle catalog will be coming soon.  There are several new dresses, tops, skirts, and accessories.

There will be items in the shop here.

You can also add your name to the mailing list by sending an email to shaybelle.shop@gmail.com.