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HI I'M RADHA
I’m a textile artist, sustainability educator and small business strategist based in San Francisco. But don't worry, I balance all that serious stuff with a fair bit of silliness, and I share my work without judgement.
My unique expertise and passion for sustainability was fueled by a 15-year career in the apparel industry where I travelled the world, visited denim factories in China and Bangladesh, and unfortunately had a front seat to the rise of fast fashion. I used to create new jeans but now at Sewing through Fog I help keep those same jeans out of a landfill through classes and patterns to help you Quilt Your Jeans.
![And this is why I needed DTM silk bias binding.
[Dyed To Match]
This dress has a deceptively simple shape that gathers up into a bracelet. Getting that perfect gather to be stable, with a slight curve and channel for the bracelet, and getting a clean finish on the edge without topstitching, required some imaginative engineering.
I had to do it twice, the first time was a mess. But I figured it out! And yes I could have just bought the pattern and followed the directions but then I wouldn’t have felt the satisfaction of screwing something up, thinking I was in over my head, and then remembering I’m kind of a genius 😂.](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/756699701_18057532148785896_2172568544452398100_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=111&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0FST1VTRUxfSVRFTS5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=DsBcRSfyxxQQ7kNvwEdwY6J&_nc_oc=AdrKQyXnGnn07Tl5d2c9NyRxzv6i_CsgvfktgfLC9VaOC4RDALip03Ga_TV7VwCfqSU&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=vWvFkH5OTLv9tTlr7FDsbg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQF1DphO4kC1uChdr-rnVAsSeicWbn-jhtkuZ7dRiABfjNrpgI5SESxBSP0yzMUSUnaUu1gl3-M-&oh=00_AQHgUaHNB6sSevzsT6BCXe-07CRT1ds11JfLh7m2vNttzw&oe=6A79543C)
![And then I realized I didn’t have the right needle 😖. Most projects I’ll use whatever I have available, but for pattern-matching vintage silk for a dress for a wedding, I’m using the correct tools.
The right needle in this case would be a 60 or 70 microtex because I need it thin. And I’ll use that with a thin cotton thread because if the dress gets caught on something I’d want the thread to snap rather than tear apart the fabric.
[Is it then or than? Just because I used to be a writer doesn’t mean I remember how to use words correctly. Also did I mention perimenopause?]
Anyway, apart from the needle delay, we are moving right along and I hope to be cutting(!!) later this week.](https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.82787-15/743824493_18054103238785896_4576640373399022903_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=109&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiQ0xJUFMuYmVzdF9pbWFnZV91cmxnZW4uQzMifQ%3D%3D&_nc_ohc=lyX-SE3u0okQ7kNvwFRJZku&_nc_oc=Adrsf-BTxEtGX8NDHbyuGSfYgylMqWpMdfGrmbsMTu47GaLkoE3bI4MUymjibw8w86E&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=vWvFkH5OTLv9tTlr7FDsbg&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQEUy8jHm5S1qSjmeJX5lLEng_P3RhYT1-uAjzrzGxVNcmUyLlX4X225tLQTu_t2AgJm2hbzvu2z&oh=00_AQHyBPaDtjG9txL0QGJ3i3rb39edY0ZbFkkmES0RC7mtGA&oe=6A79594D)
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