To do the fashion in Tokyo any sort of justice, it has to be done separately… but here are some other impressions of this amazing city: Comic books suitable for “all age” (sic), about schoolgirls armed with machine guns? Oh,…
Year: 2011
On knitting in planes
Further to my post on the socks knitted on our plane trip, I thought I’d give some more details on my own experiences of sky-high knitting (and above is my nearly-second pair of socks knitted on the same trip). Obviously…
Plain and simple
I was thinking of calling myself Plain Jane today; but didn’t want to offend any Janes out there. I’m sure Janes have suffered enough, having a phrase like that readymade and just waiting to be lobbied at them whenever they…
Rainstorm socks
There has to be an upside to spending hours and hours in cramped transportation going halfway around the globe, right? (Well, apart from the obvious one of ending up in some glorious exotic destination, such as Japan, natch!) Now the…
Some new stuff
Since I picked out some photos from Oregon yesterday, I thought it the appropriate day to wear and show the souvenirs I bought whilst there… and then I also remembered and pulled out this new top that I finished only just before…
Oregon, USA; some impressions
Americans love their cars… We saw birds of prey, both tiny cute ones… and iconic majestic ones… Magnificent scenery… Even the teddy bears in USA are on a grand scale… When one orders a hot apple cider in a cafe,…
What a difference a day makes…
The day before yesterday Today I do have some more thoughts on fashion in Japan to talk about here, plus I enjoyed meeting another sewing and blogging friend in Oregon; just let me sort through about a thousand photos first……
Fabric shopping in Tokyo
Now this was something I was really looking forward to… Fabric shopping in Tokyo with Yoshimi and Novita. We were meeting for the first time in reality, although we had met and knew each other virtually before this time. Isn’t the internet…
