Just in time to see in the last days of winter (yay!) last night I finished some new SOCKS!! I’m dubbing these the “Semi-Fauve socks”; as obviously only half of each sock bears the wild vivid gaudy colours that was…
Rusty cords
I’ve made myself some new jeans, but (warning, lack of elegance alert) they’re not very exciting. They are corduroy, and I do love corduroy jeans. They are so warm and comfy during winter. But I’m first to admit corduroy is a…
Daffodil Day
Today is Daffodil Day in Australia. Like just about everyone, cancer has touched my life too. I have lost family members and friends. One close friend is a survivor. It’s nice to have a reason to buy flowers. I would…
Style Statements…
Personal style blogs, anyone? Personally, I adore personal style blogs. I just love to look at clothing choices, how people interpret and use fashion, and am fascinated by the ability of clothes to express one’s personality somehow. People-watching is such…
Bluey/pink loopy scarf
I’ve made quite a lot of these loopy scarves, here and here are two of them… this is the one I made for Mum’s birthday a few years back. She looks lovely in this group of blues and purply pinks,…
New use for a hole-y old top
Another re-fashioning project has been completed… yay… This pure wool top is a pretty shade of pink but had developed some nasty big holes over summer storage. I continued to wear it as a thermal for a while, with its…
Going for the full skirt look
I went through my wardrobe this weekend, to determine how easy it was going to be to fulfill my own personal Self-Stitched September challenge of “all handmade with no double-ups”. I learnt some things; firstly, thirty outfits is a LOT…
Pink lace dress
I’ve made a new dress for spring, but I’ve persuaded Bessie to model it for today… because I’ve started to think about Self-Stitched September coming up where I’ll be documenting my handmade daily outfits everyday (hope that’s not going to…
