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Month: April 2025

dazzling dazzle

27/04/2025 Carolynsewing1 Comment on dazzling dazzle

hello!  I made a fun new little dress… this is the new Fibremood Dazzle pattern, which is actually a top pattern but I lengthened it to be a dress, simply because I had enough of this gorgeous fabric to do…

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South Korea and Japan; a travel wardrobe

13/04/2025 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized4 Comments on South Korea and Japan; a travel wardrobe

hello! so as I mentioned in my last post we have just got back from a nearly month-long trip through east Asia, and just for fun I’m assessing the usefulness/workability of my travel wardrobe as usual… BTW; if you’ve ever…

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a purple mini and a striped tee

12/04/2025 Carolynsewing4 Comments on a purple mini and a striped tee

in the Nagano region Hello!  We recently spent nearly a month overseas in east Asia, specifically South Korea and Japan.  I’ll write a bit more about our trip in a future travel wardrobe post, but for now I’ll just be…

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water lily dress, a raincoat, and a stripey shirt

05/04/2025 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized2 Comments on water lily dress, a raincoat, and a stripey shirt

hello! I’ve been making a few more things lately… first up; a dress!  I bought this screen printed linen a few years ago from the Injalak Arts Centre, the design is Mandem (Water Lily)  by the indigenous artist Eva Nganjmirra.…

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