Cool apparel stuff around the web.

I love it when I find great articles about clothes, or sewing, or anything relating to the apparel industry. And hey, a few of these are kind of science-y, too, for all you folks who like that kind of thing :) Hope you find these as interesting as I do!

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This article about bio-textiles is amazing; this woman is trying to figure out how to create fabric that's grown from tea solutions! And her creations are beautiful, in my opinion.

Adorable/inspiring article about an 8-year-old who wears a different historical costume every day. I wish I had been this cool as an 8-year-old!

My personal favorite; textiles that dissolve in water. Apparel design students at this university in London collaborated with engineering students to develop a water-soluble fabric, and they created a stunning wedding dress out of it. The cool part's that the dress can break down into 5 different looks, finally leaving a corset-like piece that will never dissolve. It's beautiful.

Hope everyone's having a great week! If you have any awesome apparel/sewing/clothes links I'd love to see them!

I wish I had an awesome new finished project to show, but I don't. I have a small crafty thing I'm working on that will be done soon, but alas, not today. I'll give you a hint about it, though:

(Yep, take from this vague close-up what you will.)

 Today's kind of a busy day for me, but the good news is I have the next two days off of work! Which means relaxing, sewing, and finishing my blanket (fingers crossed!). Anyway, for today, I have some links: just a few things I've been reading and obsessing over. Maybe you'll like them too.

• This glitter shoe DIY is kind of old, but I'm still in love. I have been wanting to glitter a pair of shoes for so long... This could be an easy, fun weekend sort of project. I just need the perfect pair of shoes. 
• Speaking of food, check out this gorgeous Texas Toast post (hey, I rhymed!) Not something I'd try out, personally, but the photos are beautiful.
• Colette Pattern's Notes From Scandinavia: not sewing-related like their normal content, but complete eye candy nonetheless. It probably helps that I have a Swedish boyfriend, but I'm a sucker for any type of travel photo. 
• Okay, so really everything about enJOY it is awesome, and I stalk it frequently. But! This post about homemade bacon and egg pizza looked so awesome, I had to try it myself. I changed a few things about mine, and it was delicious. Photo proof: 

Mmmmmmm.