Now this was something I was really looking forward to… Fabric shopping in Tokyo with Yoshimi and Novita. We were meeting for the first time in reality, although we had met and knew each other virtually before this time. Isn’t the internet…
Snowfield chic, Japanese style
If, like me, you hail from a sunny snow-less place and are planning a skiing holiday, then chances are the snow gear on offer in your hometown will be of a limited range. And most probably in drab neutral tones,…
Hirafu, Hokkaido, Japan; a pictorial essay
Australia Day
It’s been pretty difficult to post, what with available computer time being taken up with the superior demands of teenage Facebook time, not to mention some essential out-of-office business maintenance. My blog has taken very much a back seat. However…
Gratuitous skiing shot with no element of handmade-ness
I apologise in advance for this photo. I have no excuse for the inclusion of this picture here, which has absolutely nothing to do with sewing, knitting, nor, I fear, even looking one’s best, as I surely look less than…
A short break…
I’m just letting you know that I am going to be away from regular blogging for a short while. We are travelling overseas; visiting friends and going skiing. I am a very bad skier, which is hardly surprising given that…
Tim’s quilt
I’m a bit embarrassed putting a picture of this up here now, because it’s quite old and worn now and has really seen better days, but that is the nature of quilts, right? That they are supposed to age gracefully…
The Sandwich Bag dress
I finished a new dress… I love this new little thing; we are expecting more really hot weather around here and I wanted some more really cool floaty things that can waft around my body, if not picking up any actual…
