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Month: July 2016

khaki Tosti jacket

28/07/201628/07/2016 Carolynsewing87 Comments on khaki Tosti jacket

Hello! For ages I’ve wanted to replace my old beloved khaki ripstop army-style jacket… I LOVED that thing and even did a 6 different ways post on it once.  At some point I decided I’d made the sleeves just a smidgeon too short…

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something 80’s

24/07/201627/07/2016 Carolynfashion, sewing17 Comments on something 80’s

So; like, we were going to this 80’s themed party, and, like, EVERYONE in this particular group always dresses up to the max!  Not dressing the part would be heinous!  and of course I had to be fully self-made, ‘cos of my…

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the year of handmade, 5

23/07/201624/07/2016 Carolynfashion11 Comments on the year of handmade, 5

Ello ello ello! Another month, another roundup.  Five months… done!  Above are just some of my favourite outfits for over the past month, the whole lot can be seen in my Year of Handmade Flickr album, here. Hmmm, what to say,…

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laced up at the heel (shoes)

21/07/201622/07/2016 Carolynshoes, Uncategorized28 Comments on laced up at the heel (shoes)

I made some new shoes! and they lace up at the back of the heel. Yah, sorta weird…  It’s not often you see shoes laced up at the back of the foot, well never, actually!  Seems a fiddly awkward place…

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Purple-y top

16/07/201604/09/2016 Carolynknitting, sewing17 Comments on Purple-y top

Here I am, waiting for the ferry to head off into town, and so I took a quick, in-the-wild photo of my new top.  Thanks, random bench! for being a good little makeshift tripod, and I don’t mind at all that you snuck into…

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blush pink twist top

10/07/201610/07/2016 Carolynsewing23 Comments on blush pink twist top

Ok, so; new top.  Running down ye checklist… It’s blush pink.  Blush pink is so hot right now!  Note; ticks “colour so trendy it hurts” box It’s twisty. Twisted is ME!   Note; ticks “my kinda thing” box Do I need it?  well, it’s…

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