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Month: October 2013

A pale set

31/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized128 Comments on A pale set

I’ve made another new set of lingerie…  fairly plain and simple and prosaic but that’s ok since plain, simple and prosaic are my middle names.  Three more of my middle names, that is.  I have lots of de facto middle…

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Scorpio

26/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Scorpio

… the sign of the scorpion. Scorpio was always going to be the difficult one.  I literally had zero idea what to do, right up until about last week.  Googling scorpion images I did see some rather cool designs for scorpion tattoos…

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In-seam pockets

25/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized22 Comments on In-seam pockets

An in-seam side pocket is a pretty simple, basic and close-to invisible pocket, and is a modification I make to a heckuvva lot of my own sewing projects.  It can be added to most garments that are loose enough to allow you…

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White trees and buttons

23/10/201307/05/2019 CarolynUncategorized40 Comments on White trees and buttons

I’ve sewn up my white trees fabric… into a top! I drafted it myself but it is a pretty simple silhouette; basically a big oversized T-shape, with something interesting in the form of the completely open top edge.  The top…

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the paper doll project

23/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized5 Comments on the paper doll project

(I’ve pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary.  I’m calling this; the paper doll project) 6th-11th October from left: pale grey hoodie, grey skirt from jeans, white Tshirt…

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Audrey in Unst, in Blue

18/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on Audrey in Unst, in Blue

I am finishing all of my winter knitting projects just in the nick of time for them all to be packed away.  Woot!  This is pretty typical for me.  I think  I really should plan my wardrobe far more efficiently and be…

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Chequered Elisalex

13/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized98 Comments on Chequered Elisalex

Hello! A little while ago Liz contacted me to generously send her copy of the By Hand London Elisalex pattern to me.  Thank you so much Liz!  Obviously I leapt at the chance to try out this deservedly popular pattern  🙂…

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Gunmetal linen trousers to jacket-y thing

10/10/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized36 Comments on Gunmetal linen trousers to jacket-y thing

So new top…  well, new? not really, this funky little jacket was until recently a pair of menswear-inspired, wide-legged, linen trousers, that have been sitting in my re-fashioning bag for a coupla years now.  True!  I took them out to wear as fancy…

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