10-15 January I’m kinda excited about the paper-dolls; the nerdiness and and childishness of it really appeals to me. And the stats… monitoring my handmade wardrobe, what I am wearing, how I’m wearing it and with what frequency… omg; the…
Month: January 2013
Sweet nothings
Recently I received the Very Inspiring Blog award from pdiddly, janessewandtell and also from EmSewCrazy, thank you so much Pauline, Jane and Emily! But I just had to laugh a little bit… my 2012 round-up post attracted a comment, Anonymous of…
Yellow pleats. please!
Yes, my title is swiped shamelessly from Issey Miyake’s famous 1993 collection, but I reckon that is OK since this is an Issey Miyake design 😉 And you’ve probably noticed that it is yellow. A yellow top. Very yellow. Quaite…
the paper-doll project
I’ve been thinking about things for the year ahead. Apart from continuing to make all my own clothes, I mean… that’s a given 😉 It’s fun to set little goals to think about and complete. I like list-making and box-ticking,…
Bra sew-along….
… woops, better late than never! With all my crazy pre-Christmas sewing, followed by the stiflingly hot post-Christmas coma period, I totes forgot to post that I am taking part in Amy’s Bra Sew-along, over at cloth habit…. Join us!…
Denimen. Ineminem.
First garment for the year! The credit for the cute pocket and the funky piecing and top-stitching goes to Mum of course 😉 Yes, remember this Vogue 8561 skirt that she made, and passed on to me because she didn’t like…
A self-rolling edge finish for knits
This is a sweet and pretty finish to apply to the edges of casual knit garments… and a more neatly-finished-on-the-inside edging, if slightly more involved, than a similar one I wrote previously. This is the edging technique used for this…
