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Year: 2010

Menswear; linen shirt no. 3

01/04/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Menswear; linen shirt no. 3

Here is my husband’s new shirt.  It was made using Burda 7767 (again, such a great pattern!) with the fit variations I perfected making the last shirt.  I altered the collar size slightly; the pattern comes with three collar variations…

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“Moody Milkmaid” … refashioned

31/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized10 Comments on “Moody Milkmaid” … refashioned

Call me crazy.  I am crazy.  I’m insane.  Sometimes I swear I am a complete and utter lunatic.  I took my photos this morning and posted about my skirt (see below).  I even posted on Wardrobe Refashion.  I kept looking…

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“Moody Milkmaid” skirt

31/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized2 Comments on “Moody Milkmaid” skirt

I know I’m not the only one to be completely inspired by the Celine spring/summer 2010 collection.  A deceptively bare collection, almost monastic in its simplicity but oh-so stylish and oh-so now.  Minus the fussy design details and opulent prints…

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Knotted rope necklace; a tutorial

30/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on Knotted rope necklace; a tutorial

Even though we are technically well into autumn, with a forecast of 32C today it’s still feeling a lot like summer.  Not counting last week’s storm, that is.  The past week has been absolutely glorious.  So everyone is still dressing…

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An intense shot of colour

29/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized6 Comments on An intense shot of colour

COLOUR!!  Get out your sunnies!  This saturation of colour I’m wearing today was a vaguely imagined “hope for” when I made this skirt.  I’ve really progressed in my fashion choices since I started writing this blog.  I’m challenging myself to…

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Felted wall hanging

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Another felted thing.  I made this last year some time.  This is hanging on the wall in our front room, to be admired by visitors (hehe).  I really enjoyed the process of making this because by this time I had…

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Pattern Magic; toile 3, “detsubori” no shatsu

27/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on Pattern Magic; toile 3, “detsubori” no shatsu

The latest toile from this excellent book.  I think this is a fantastic book if you are a reasonably advanced seamstress who wishes to learn something about pattern manipulation and drafting.  I’ve never done this sort of thing before and…

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Mossy Feather dress

26/03/201015/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on Mossy Feather dress

I read a very funny post by Erin recently in which she pointed out how Anthropologie gave their garments cutesie little names in which to entice customers into buying…  I’ve decided to give my creations names from now on.  Actually…

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