Dad had a special birthday recently, and I made a shirt for him! Photographed here in his natural habitat… I used shot cotton in Ginger, which has a bright-ish ruby-red warp and an intensely curry-yellow weft; two colours which combine to make…
Bamboo shoot
…that is the name of this top; my latest foray into Pattern Magic, by Tomoko Nakamichi. The folds/tucks on the front of the design are like the new shoots on bamboo, spraying out to each side in graduated offset arcs. I chose…
Old things…
… this will be the very last of my “old things” posts. I promise. I’ve done a mammoth sort-through of the photos and I think this is it! (heaves a sigh of relief…) Firstly, since this is the only garment…
Khaki skinny jeans; 6 different ways
It’s hilarious to me now how when I had first set out to make these jeans I was slightly skeptical whether I would wear them much… they have so become the backbone to so many outfits! I think I was…
Knot buttons; a tutorial
I made knotted buttons of self fabric for my Kelly-green cardi; and Gail asked for a how-to… well I had taken a few photos while I was making them but had sorta decided against posting a lengthy series of pictures…
A sleeveless top, con latte
I’ve made a new top! This is the little top from Vogue 1248, made of a light cotton voile the colour of pale milky coffee, and with miniature metallic silver polka-dots dotted sweetly all over like a starry starry sky……
Kelly-green cardigan
Remember how I mentioned fashioning a little cardi out of the leftovers from the ponytail top? Well, here ’tis! If I say so myself this was a minor miracle in cutting out; why? Well I originally had bought this Kelly…
In the pink; a cocktail dress
I came across this old thing when I was cleaning out my wardrobe… hehehe Well truthfully, it is a bit of an old thing, but obviously when I made it I put considerable time and effort into it (OK, I hope…
