Little Cliff

Clothing Repairs + Vintage Revivals

01/08/2026

1st semester down :’)

10/09/2025

Reliquary quilt, 2025, 17x23”, artist’s clothes dyed with rust and indigo, cotton, nylon, polyester. Objects found in antique button tins: metal, plastic, shell. Photos by 🧡💙

Thinking about the things we hold dear.

10/02/2025

2 months in NYC 🧵🪡👖the best place in the world to be a big clothes nerd

08/17/2025

THE baby blanket is complete! ✨ the first project completed at our new home in Brooklyn, the last project completed from Little Cliff in St. Louis.

48 hours of hand darning over nearly 2 years (thank you again to my client for their patience and trust). This piece made me realize there was so much more to learn about textile preservation, and I wrote about it for my grad school application!

I’m curious to see how my perspective will change on this piece as I go through school. What would I do differently, what questions would I ask if I could do it over again? But right now, really happy to complete this chapter 🧵🪡

First 3 photos by , 4th photo is the original photo sent by the client ❤️‍🩹

07/16/2025

As some of you know, my mending journey is continuing in a new direction: I will be pursuing a MA in Fashion and Textile studies specializing in textile conservation! I learned about the program about a year ago from ‘s podcast where she interviewed Conservator and FIT grad . I didn’t know a graduate degree existed for my developing practice. Their conversation changed everything for me.

A year later, I have made some great friends in the conservation world, completed a chemistry class, and left my job as a fashion designer. I am now in the process of packing up my studio space and preparing it for its’ next owner, a friend and fellow craft enthusiast! I have accumulated a LOT of textiles, notions, scraps, clothing, craft supplies and furniture over the years, and would love if the items I can’t take to NYC go to loving homes in STL. Please join me this Sunday to shop, catch up, and close out this wonderful chapter.

Hope to see you Sunday! 💙 Alexis

06/01/2025

A few months ago I had trouble sleeping and had a wild idea to test staples rusting on fabric, both as a source of color and a way to create resist patterns. It took a few months to get the formula right but I’m really happy with the results. I tore up the test swatches and started creating Manx quilt blocks from them, and indigo fragments I’ve hoarded. It felt right to add charms to the hearth squares at the center: all items found in the bottoms of antique button tins, from sewists long past.

I don’t know what this will be in the end but I’m loving the journey 💙🧡

04/04/2025

Greetings from retirement 👋🏻 I had the pleasure of taking 6 week hand quilting class and wow was it the perfect way to start the next chapter of Little Cliff. I loved learning new ways to approach my medium with the guidance of 6 incredible artists!

The most helpful thing I learned from all 6 classes is what I don’t like: precision, repitition, and clean edges. Practicing these skills more clearly defined what I do like, and also proved I could find moments of affinity even in challenging techniques: flipping a patched piece over to reveal its raw edges and hand stitches, breaking up the monotony of block building by inserting a new texture or color. Pure joy!

The last 6 weeks have felt like a deep stretch that loosened my muscle memory and expanded my creative reach. Thank you all!!

1. Contemporary patchwork with
2. Naturalistic quilting with
3. Curved pricing with
4. Applique with
5. Manx patchwork with
6. Kkekki with

Cover photo of my first patchwork stitched to my hoodie by 💚

03/14/2025

Thank you for everything 💙 full farewell letter linked in bio 💙

08/30/2024

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Bonus photo of my dining room table for context!

05/25/2024

Hello clients new and old! 🧵 We thought this weekend would be a great time to re-share our services and new offerings, especially if you’re using your long weekend to de-clutter your closet. Keep us in mind when you’re considering what to keep or pass along! 🧵🪡👖

05/03/2024

A client at last month’s popup had the idea for a visible F-shaped darn on a Fendi bag she found at the bins! (Is it real? Who am I to say! If you want to mend it, we want to fix it!)

Come see us at our drop off tomorrow to see what we can do for your items ✨

04/14/2024

ONE WEEK AWAY! Join us for our Crochet Rag Rug Workshop studio 🧶

Make your own rug, trivets or coasters while sipping tea in creative community ☕️

Here are some photos of past crocheted rag projects using naturally dyed and vintage fabric scraps to get your inspiration flowing!

Save your spot at the link in bio ✨🌱✨

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