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Year: 2024

new jeans

14/07/202414/07/2024 Carolynsewing1 Comment on new jeans

honestly, I don’t ever encourage T to pose with me, he just does it all on his own. 😀 I’ve made some new jeans, and the overly wide-legged-ness of them is so funky and awesome … it’s silly but I…

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Bali, Indonesia; a travel wardrobe

13/07/2024 Carolynfashion3 Comments on Bali, Indonesia; a travel wardrobe

Well! it’s taken me an awfully long time to get around to this!  several years in fact… I’m a little hazy now as to why I never posted this draft post before but well, I didn’t…. however, as mentioned it…

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Balinese sarong-style “alberthe” dress

07/07/202408/07/2024 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized12 Comments on Balinese sarong-style “alberthe” dress

I made a new dress, possibly the last summer sundress before our cold winter sets in for real… I was very fortunate to have a warmish enough day recently in which I could wear it to the beach and take…

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2 seok (aka knitting bts stuff)

30/06/2024 Carolynknitting4 Comments on 2 seok (aka knitting bts stuff)

Please say hi to 2 Seoks! aka my knitting project for June. Hehe, these are actually pretty hilarious; well, to me at least! but I probably should explain why; so as mentioned previously I am a fan of BTS, and…

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another twisted collar shirt

07/06/202407/06/2024 Carolynsewing3 Comments on another twisted collar shirt

I made another unusual little shirt … this one is similar to the other, cotton one that I made just recently but does have some key differences. I used a length of beautiful snowy white linen from the Linen Shack…

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some odds and ends

05/06/202405/06/2024 Carolynsewing1 Comment on some odds and ends

Just recently I took part in me-made May again, and had a month of taking my own photos once more.  It feels funny to go back to this, since I’ve completely got out of the habit of taking daily photos,…

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purple cardigan

31/05/2024 CarolynknittingLeave a Comment on purple cardigan

I’ve knitted a new cardigan! This is cardigan A  from the book Japanese Knitting, by Michiyo, translated by Gayle Roehm.  The yarn is Jansen by Mod Vera, colour 80421344, it’s a yarn made for Spotlight which is where I bought…

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a weird new top

24/05/202424/05/2024 Carolynsewing7 Comments on a weird new top

Hello!  I’ve made a new shirt/top; it’s a little weird but it’s an idea I’ve had in my head for a long time and have been quietly working on realising it.  I’ve actually been making this shirt for over a…

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