Just a quick update...

Hello again!

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who has kept up with this blog for so long. Your comments, support and encouragement have meant a lot in the 3+ years Making Tembo has been running. 

But of course, things change. And since I've moved to college and become swamped by school work, I haven't been able to find the same time for sewing that I used to. I'm missing my craft like crazy, but I love my schoolwork too, and know it will serve me well in the long run.  

Sometimes I wish I was sewing, but....this is pretty fun too 🌈

A photo posted by Taft Weber-Kilpack (@taftisseamstress) on Sep 25, 2016 at 9:19pm PDT

Don't get me wrong, I'm not completely disappearing from this site! I just won't be posting regularly anymore. I'll update periodically as I work on projects, but I don't believe it will be nearly as often as it has been for the last few years. 

Some people have asked what I'm up to at school now - and you can still stay in touch with what I'm working on. I'll keep posting photos on my Instagram, @taftisseamstress. I also think there is more to come with a website, portfolio, work-sharing site something something. I'm still trying to figure that out, but I will share here when I know more. 

Love to you all! I'll see you soon for another update.
-Taft WK

All it takes is some #streetart, and I feel right at home

A photo posted by Taft Weber-Kilpack (@taftisseamstress) on Aug 17, 2016 at 2:09pm PDT

Braided Rug for Little Artistas: Part 2

Two weeks ago, I posted the first half of this project. Where we left off, I had just moved my industrial sewing machine (her name is Belutha) next to our massive dining room table so that I could rotate the rug around and around and around and have enough room as it grew. 

Sorry for the low picture quality - I was staying up late to get this done before leaving for college, and most of the work took place after the lovely natural light was gone. 

The bigger the rug grew, the trickier it was to keep it flat as I sewed. This led to some bumps and waves, but they all flattened out after I ironed it and let it sit flat for a while. 

It was also very difficult to get final pictures of the rug - I couldn't find any space in our house to lay it flat where there would be only one background. And I'm not tall enough to get a proper birds eye view. But I think these do well enough, especially since there's a couple really good photos waiting at the end of this post...

In this photo, you can see from the center all the way out to the edge. So many good colors!

(That's the tag I put on the bottom.)

Here's another Instagram post from the making of the project: 

My last San Francisco sewing project. Dottie (my new sewing machine) and I have packed our bags and headed southeast. Georgia Tech, here we come! #georgiatech #atlanta #sewing

A photo posted by Taft Weber-Kilpack (@taftisseamstress) on Aug 14, 2016 at 7:42am PDT

Bittersweet...but I'm so glad I got to work with Anna and Little Artistas for my last San Francisco sewing project! Speaking of which...

A cozy nook at our new space!! Opening September 12th!

A photo posted by Culinary Artistas (@culinaryartistas) on Aug 19, 2016 at 6:47am PDT

The rug now lives at the new Ghiradelli location, at the first ever Culinary Artistas! After so much success with art workshops for kids, Anna created a new space with art and cooking facilities, where classes are still taught in Spanish and English. Check out their Instagram - I love looking at what the artists and chefs have made recently. The space is beautiful as well, and the rug looks right at home with all the other colors. 

I'm so grateful to have worked with Anna and the Little Artistas team for the past few years. Can't wait to see what they do next! 

See you in two more weeks for another post, 

Taft WK