Ah, it’s the 31st December, when I look back over of my year of making and wearing and do a little analysis… to kick off, some of my favourite pictures/outfits, one for each month. Several of these pictures are not…
Year: 2018
a knitting advent-ure
I’ve knitted a magical, rainbow, unicorn of a jumper/sweater! But, what is this, Carolyn?? I didn’t know you were into magical rainbow unicorns?! Well, of course there is indeed a story behind this… my little “troll” progress keeper was my…
rope market bag
< So this is embarrassing… I made this bag in October… last year! It has sat up in my laundry, only awaiting the handles; and the following draft post has been sitting forlornly in my drafts folder ALL THAT TIME.…
the bumper Christmas edition
So, every Christmas I like to make a small mountain of stuff for my loved ones; this year was a smaller mountain than previously, mostly because I embarked upon a sorta epic making-adventure of a more selfish variety, ahem ……
grey 3/4 length trousers; 6 different ways
So, I made these cropped trousers last year, using the Closet Case Patterns Sasha trousers pattern, and a khaki/grey stretch gabardine from Fabulous Fabrics; and they have been heavily worn over the past year, so heavily in fact that they have…
ochre challenge
So I loooooooove the colour ochre, and I adoooooooore linen too, not to mention that I’m a complete and utter sucker for a clothing/dressmaking challenge of practically any description…. so when the Fabric Store announced their ochre challenge I was…
poppy dress
I’ve made this new dress #surprise! This beautiful poppy printed silk chiffon was a birthday present from my lovely thoughtful Mum… we were browsing together in Fabulous Fabrics and oohing and aahing over it, and she suddenly announced “I’d…
the Kimberley doll pattern
For anyone who liked my dolls and maybe wished to make one for themselves…Cassie and I have made a pattern! The Kimberley doll pattern is available to buy in our shop right now, just in time for Christmas making! You…
