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Month: July 2011

Some thoughts on “indispensables”

09/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized14 Comments on Some thoughts on “indispensables”

I do really have to get onto the white/ivory top issue, and make some more.  This little ivory merino Tshirt that I am wearing (an old faithful from about four years back) has sprung a few holes.  Thus the necessity…

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Yellow silk Tie

08/07/201119/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized11 Comments on Yellow silk Tie

Oh boy.  I’m not sure if I have done it right, but I’ve just created my first pattern and put it onto Burdastyle as a free downloadable pattern! If you want you can download the pattern here… you have to…

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Army style jacket, with detachable (faux) fur-lined hood

07/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized32 Comments on Army style jacket, with detachable (faux) fur-lined hood

I mentioned some time ago my new army/military style jacket; finished way back in March, well, here it is! When we were in Tokyo I saw all ages and both sexes, everywhere, sporting big khaki army type jackets.  All with military details,…

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Black straight-leg jeans; a post mortem, and 6 different ways

06/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized22 Comments on Black straight-leg jeans; a post mortem, and 6 different ways

So, I mentioned yesterday that my year-old black straight-legs had bitten the dust, but I hadn’t gone into much detail and I thought it would be helpful to any others starting out with their own pair of jeans to list…

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Flares in Black

05/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized44 Comments on Flares in Black

I have made myself a new pair of jeans! They are of black, stretchy corduroy with black cotton for the pocket lining and the waistband lining, and are very near perfect; if I say so myself 😉  It seems my…

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Scarlet Twist socks

04/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized20 Comments on Scarlet Twist socks

So, having got over my aversion to taking my own photo… ta da!  I’m back, but who knows what hideousness and violations against the fashion world are being committed, just off-camera, hmm?  We’ll never know… actually, I am quite stylishly…

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Tim’s shirt/jacket

02/07/201115/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized9 Comments on Tim’s shirt/jacket

Here is the shirt/jacket thingy that I made for Tim for a birthday gift… it is very similar to Sam’s here, but using a grey/beige, thin but warm, corduroy and a (leftover) contrasting dark blue/grey cotton linen for the lining of…

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