Some details of the skirt and top from the previous post; top “a” and skirt “m” from Unique Clothes Any Way You Like, (hmmm, yes, the title is a bit of a mouthful…) by Natsuko Hiraiwa. The skirt is a…
Yes, Japanese
My newest ensemble, my first two projects from the Japanese pattern book, Unique Clothes Any Way You Like, by Natsuno Hiraiwa. This is top “a” and skirt “m”. I apologise for the poor quality of the photos here, even though…
The lady had purple hair
About my photos; I’ve been asked who takes the pictures I put in my blog; well 99% of the time the photos are taken by me with a self-timer. However for today my photo is taken by my lovely husband.…
Fabric and wool shopping, Melbourne
Having a blast in Melbourne, thus the lateness of the post. Fabric-wise, twas another extremely successful day. So I thought it would be helpful to give for you today a list of highlights in my explorations here… The first shop…
Curiouser and curiouser…
Hi, the last day of Self-Stitched September; and I’m coming to you live from sunny Melbourne! Haha. That’s an in-joke amongst Australians, as Melbourne is … er, not very sunny. The weather here is notoriously fickle. The sky today is…
Gardening gracefully
Today I am wearing a little sundress I made a few years ago, with the intention of it being a beach dress to pop on over bathers. As it turned out kind of fancy and pretty I’ve ended up wearing…
Black dress
So, I hardly ever wear this dress and it just sits there on its hanger and I reach for it once in a blue moon. I wasn’t even planning to use it this month. This can be a toughie to…
Domestic diva XI
Hehe, realised that my most loathed domestic duty has not yet been immortalised here; the dreaded office work… (groan) I used to be an analytical chemist (yes, with a degree n’ all…) and so led a reasonably interesting life with every…
