Krystina, Author at Thread & Therapy

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- Mental Health

Can you balance joy in sewing when you go viral online?

Posted byby Krystina
February 7, 2022
5 minute read

A preview of my monthly newsletter, featuring sewing friend Wendy from @bbreath.designs.

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A meme of Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper hosting CNN's 2022 New Year's special. Andy Cohen is yelling at the screen. Anderson Cooper is looking down.

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- Finished Projects

What I made in 2021: Roasts and Toasts

Posted byby Krystina
January 7, 2022
4 minute read

2021 was a year of sewing fails. And that’s okay. Let’s normalize that. Here’s what went well (and what didn’t) in 2021.

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A glitched-effect photo of a toy robot handing another toy robot a screw. The caption reads, "that's not a needle."

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- Tips & Tools

4 tips to automate sewing planning in Airtable

Posted byby Krystina
December 8, 2021
4 minute read

It can be a pain to digitally organize your fabric and pattern stashes. Here are some tips to simplify the process—and make sewing planning a breeze.

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- Style
- Tips & Tools

Download the template: Airtable sewing planner

Posted byby Krystina
December 3, 2021
8 minute read

Have you ever felt like your vision of what you’d like your style to be doesn’t match what you actually own in your closet? Get your sewing life right with this Airtable sewing planner.

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- Tips & Tools

The best sewing books you need in your library

Posted byby Krystina
September 13, 2021
10 minute read

Sewing books are an excellent resource, no matter where you are on your sewing journey. Here’s my 100% subjective take on the best sewing books to check out.

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Minju Kim, a South Korean fashion designer, looks at her reflection in despair. She's clutching a length of fabric in her hand.

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- Tips & Tools

Learning to sew? These mindset shifts will help

Posted byby Krystina
September 7, 2021
7 minute read

Many people who want to learn to sew end up quitting because it’s “too hard.” Here’s my hot take: You can learn to sew with the right mindset.

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Lisa Simpson curled up in a ball with a deranged smile and bloodshot eyes.

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- Mental Health

Working through personal and creative burnout

Posted byby Krystina
August 17, 2021
7 minute read

I’m burned out. You might be too. Here’s how burnout is affecting me personally and creatively, and what I hope to change.

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- Finished Projects

Style Arc Posie knit: Elevate your basics with wings

Posted byby Krystina
January 14, 2021
5 minute read

The Posie knit top is a nice intro to Style Arc patterns if you’re scared about their terse instructions. Here’s my take, mistakes included.

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A dumpster on fire floats down a flooded street

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What I made in 2020: Roasts and toasts

Posted byby Krystina
December 27, 2020
8 minute read

Making it through 2020 is an achievement in itself. Congratulations! Here’s a 2020 recap that (hopefully) won’t make you cry: A roast and toast to the things I’ve made this year.

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- Mental Health
- Opinions

Sewing is not my therapy (and it shouldn’t be yours either)

Posted byby Krystina
December 1, 2020
5 minute read

The sewing community loves its little catchphrases and sewing-related puns. I’m not one of them. One that’s caught my attention and ire is how casually people throw around “sewing is my therapy.”

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