tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post1655683791964464965..comments2024-03-15T08:50:24.499-04:00Comments on That Black Chic: What's in a name?That Black Chichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06809077007473670113noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-9225383903223467922017-02-17T01:41:02.324-05:002017-02-17T01:41:02.324-05:00Or one sewing term that can be symbolic of what t...Or one sewing term that can be symbolic of what the mag represents: <br /><br />"SEAM" or "SEAMS" or "STITCH"- the fact that the mag will bring makers of all ethnicities together.<br /><br />"FRINGE" or "TRIM" because you're featuring faces not typically seen in mainstream sewing mags...which leads me to...<br /><br />"MAINSEAM" a play on 'mainstream'.<br /><br />"PATTERNS" - we all create so many different styles from the same pattern. It shows diversity<br /><br /><br />I like one-word titles! But then I want to go back to my original post and add THIS: "COLOR BLOCK" :) <br /><br /><br /><br />ReadingWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576884868603183884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-10814764186470550442017-02-17T01:19:16.819-05:002017-02-17T01:19:16.819-05:00What about:
"COLORED"/"COLORS&quo...What about: <br /><br />"COLORED"/"COLORS"/"CREATIVE COLOURS"/ "CREATED COLORED"/"COLOURED CREATIVES"/"COLORED CREATIONS"/"CREATIONS OF COLOUR"- because it will feature black makers and it will be full if colourful creations."COLORED CONCEPTS" is another possible variation or maybe<br /><br />"SEWL SISTA" :) like soul sista but with sew <br /><br />All the best!<br /><br /><br />ReadingWriterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14576884868603183884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-1742883871681153822017-02-14T08:30:03.978-05:002017-02-14T08:30:03.978-05:00Urban Sewing, Urban Threadz, or something similar....Urban Sewing, Urban Threadz, or something similar. <br /><br />Since you originally mentioned the issue of women of colour being under represented in the sewing media I have been horrified at how few women of colour are in sewing publications or on pattern envelopes (can you tell I'm white 8-D, ashamed to say I never noticed before). <br /><br />Your magazine will be the first ever that I will subscribe to BTW. Not the least because if I don't I will never see in Canada.ElleChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656569539140359204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-15377529584229096322017-02-12T23:11:55.782-05:002017-02-12T23:11:55.782-05:00SEW I RISE". if anyone knows anything about M...SEW I RISE". if anyone knows anything about Maya Angelou- they would understand the title.Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16653700178942627323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-44217899949269125962017-02-11T13:57:57.074-05:002017-02-11T13:57:57.074-05:00Global Sewing: news and views. Global Sewing: news and views. Molybdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16009939416409488300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-90706084356076268802017-02-11T13:36:42.076-05:002017-02-11T13:36:42.076-05:00That's Sew MeThat's Sew MeBecksnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-78116646614653838372017-02-10T12:12:56.710-05:002017-02-10T12:12:56.710-05:00I think I expressed myself poorly. I think of cont...I think I expressed myself poorly. I think of content as the message (in this case the showcasing of the work of people of colour), but the title of any publication is not so much a message as an invitation to engage with said message. Now if you called it "black sewing" (or anything applying to race), you would risk that a large portion of people do not get your message, because they do not feel like they are part of your intended audience, they don't feel invited, and that would be a shame. You would probably get people who "want to see what blacks are sewing", but I guess that this is not your goal. Also, this discourse is deeply rooted in American culture, but your readership is international, so someone german like me for example would probably think something along the lines of "oh verdammt, is apartheid back again?".<br />Also, preaching tone is unintentional, my husband complains of it very often! Sophie (lesintemporels on WordPress but I forgot my password)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-68625543529452528182017-02-10T11:54:46.833-05:002017-02-10T11:54:46.833-05:00"The African Vibe"
So looking forward to..."The African Vibe"<br />So looking forward to this!The Winter~Queenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01423785831166698709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-52996943477019065842017-02-10T09:59:42.496-05:002017-02-10T09:59:42.496-05:00I like "Sew Much To Say".I like "Sew Much To Say". Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02065886882981803352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-35041515486149651742017-02-10T02:05:55.518-05:002017-02-10T02:05:55.518-05:00Hi Michelle!
What about Stitches are Us? Hi Michelle!<br /> What about Stitches are Us? Callienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-16394303218854773052017-02-09T23:11:52.590-05:002017-02-09T23:11:52.590-05:00Sew Sistas is really catchy, but what if you get s...Sew Sistas is really catchy, but what if you get submissions from men? I might go for "Ebony Stitching" for that reason. <br /><br />Anything with "melanin" feels kinda weird, like it's a medical term. Maybe I'm missing something!? :)<br /><br />As for the anonymous commenter above that pretending to be colorblind is naive at best, damaging at worst. Race is present in many reading/buying/social/crafting decisions everyone makes, conscious or not. It's a reality that a lot of white folks (me included) are continuing to learn, and some of us are still learning to accept that uncomfortable truth and trying to confront it in a constructive way. <br /><br />Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090954944438450837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-2179701077677545852017-02-09T19:20:04.396-05:002017-02-09T19:20:04.396-05:00Sew Royal - a sewing magazine for Queens. Sew Royal - a sewing magazine for Queens. godsunionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11518776490733587686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-91278187983368571882017-02-09T18:01:51.626-05:002017-02-09T18:01:51.626-05:00Sew Sistas is excellentSew Sistas is excellentBullshit1771https://www.blogger.com/profile/13596755896464733023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-44888489141290249752017-02-09T17:42:48.111-05:002017-02-09T17:42:48.111-05:00Sew ShadySew Shadymrsmolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16329515914613595719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-49161291477297832892017-02-09T17:40:54.355-05:002017-02-09T17:40:54.355-05:00I like Janie's suggestion. My suggestion is T...I like Janie's suggestion. My suggestion is Threadz of Color or Color Threadz. Please offer a special for those that subscribe annually, a special for the first edition as it will be a collectors item, or a special on e-book edition versus printed. But of course we sistas like to feel SPECIAL, because we are.<br />Queendeb Queendeb https://www.blogger.com/profile/14174646908440209784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-20240469408903363822017-02-09T16:35:50.388-05:002017-02-09T16:35:50.388-05:00It's me again, looks like Sew Chic is pretty p...It's me again, looks like Sew Chic is pretty popular already. How about SEAM CHIC?Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688809657787883372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-12444641051249121382017-02-09T16:28:58.490-05:002017-02-09T16:28:58.490-05:00SEW CHICSEW CHICRobinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11688809657787883372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-4547256319963565742017-02-09T14:04:04.364-05:002017-02-09T14:04:04.364-05:00How about C'est Chic? It references your blog ...How about C'est Chic? It references your blog name, sounds glamorous because it's French (lol), and relates to fashion and style.Lorihttp://frivolousatlast.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-48095156483043163582017-02-09T11:16:25.673-05:002017-02-09T11:16:25.673-05:00Hey Michelle, I love the idea! What if you did som...Hey Michelle, I love the idea! What if you did something like "Chic Style", "Styled", "A Chic Approach", "Sewn Expression", "That Chic Form". You could also have a subtitle if you felt like it was needed. For example "GQ: A magazine for men's style" (I don't think that GQ actually has a subtitle like that, but it works as an example). Super excited to see what you come up with!Allison Roushhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11874580916999651135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-47516496531938083782017-02-09T10:28:10.134-05:002017-02-09T10:28:10.134-05:00Hi Sophie, I get what you're saying but I poli...Hi Sophie, I get what you're saying but I politely disagree. There is separation as unintentional as SOME of it may be, it is real. Now I hear ya, I don't buy sewing magazines based on color but I do know that when I'm looking at them it's lacking. On my research quest I bought 10 magazines which included sewing, crafts and DIY, NOT ONE of those magazines featured or presented work/projects done by an African American Artist/Sewist/Designer/Crafter/Maker. HOW CAN THAT BE? This is where I come in or should I say this is where I feel my voice is needed. You're right about one thing EVERYBODY SEWS so I just want to help represent us in that EVERYBODY.That Black Chichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06809077007473670113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-36008724220797551242017-02-09T09:38:55.299-05:002017-02-09T09:38:55.299-05:00Sew Sistas is my submission for the magazine name....Sew Sistas is my submission for the magazine name. JanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-52835033387612441552017-02-09T08:01:21.558-05:002017-02-09T08:01:21.558-05:00Hi Michelle, I haven't previously commented on...Hi Michelle, I haven't previously commented on your magazine idea, but I've actually been thinking a lot about it. I wasn't convinced at first, because colour is not a category I base my reading choices on (do people really do that?!?), but I get the problem of underrepresentation. Still, I'm not sure the title of your magazine should focus on this issue, since it would undermine your intention imo (there is a lot of unintended segregation happening through emphasizing differences where it's not necessary, instead of taking them as a given and just including all. Like saying "blacks and whites" instead of "everybody"). Our hobbies have no colour, so a sewing magazine should be about sewing, not white sewing or black sewing. English is not my mother tongue, so I'm not able to come up with an actual title, but I would go with something simply inclusive, like "everybody sews". I hope I could get my meaning through! Also, love your work, so it's going to be a great magazine! SophieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-9150603778344298852017-02-09T07:42:37.265-05:002017-02-09T07:42:37.265-05:00Sew SableSew SableNancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02732790734946248869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-23518350042708466252017-02-09T06:49:14.811-05:002017-02-09T06:49:14.811-05:00Oh Michelle, I really do love this idea! Here'... Oh Michelle, I really do love this idea! Here's my entry for a name…Melanin Stitch Magazine (MSM). LOL! Can you tell I love acronyms?! Myrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04359520837946001668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-119804087159910996.post-9974287754967990682017-02-09T05:55:06.968-05:002017-02-09T05:55:06.968-05:00Rainbow. Then a description ....sewing mag blah, b...Rainbow. Then a description ....sewing mag blah, blah.Sassy https://www.blogger.com/profile/07167967498415098188noreply@blogger.com