In a further small step towards overcoming scissor-phobia in the face of precious fabrics; I have made a new tunic top. This is the top from Vogue 1309, and I have made it in a hand-painted silk dupion from Fabulous…
Month: October 2012
Just add water
I thought I had timed things pretty well for this one, heading out to the beach on the first day of school term, a day when I knew it would be utterly deserted. Instead I royally stuffed up by rocking…
a Thank You!
The simple and sweet purpose of this new blog award is simply to thank the lovely people who take the time to comment on your blog, which is nice since who doesn’t love and utterly adore to receive supportive comments?…
Aranciello
I’ve invented something!… I think 🙂 Last month when I posted about my batch of limoncello, velosewer commented that she would love to make limoncello too but she only had oranges… of course my brain instantly leapt to exciting new…
a Stellar set
Remember I mentioned I had done a little dyeing recently?? I still had scraps of leftovers of pale grey marle cotton jersey from KnitWit: leftover now from this Pattern Magic top, this set of lingerie, and this hoodie for…
Cut me a little Black
In my recent, gloriously ruthless, spring clean-out of my wardrobe, I culled an evening gown, originally made using Burda 8046 and first posted here. I’ve worn it about seven times in total; none in the past three years; and have now…
Facings; some inner workings
I took a few photos while constructing the waistband of my new capri pants to illustrate a few of my own finishing methods, but first… Online sewing tutorials. Since starting my blog I have penned a few of my own…
First aid for thongs
My sister-in-law S gave me this fabulous quick and easy fix for thongs, to help eke out their oh-so-tragically-short life span for just a little bit longer… if you love wearing thongs as much as I do then this one…
