Above, the sky is a rich intense shade of turquoise with not a single wisp of cloud to mar its relentless plane of colour; it’s not surprising I was drawn to this vivid and gorgeous shade of nail varnish… (if…
The summer in review
Today is officially the first day of autumn. Seems kind of hilarious given that it’s going to be 37C again, and will continue to be in the high thirties for another week or so… anyhoo, I thought I’d review my…
Tea Cosy, specimen 13
Here is the tea cosy I made for a friend, S, for her birthday last year. It is made using the pattern Harlequin Flower, with a few minor modifications, from the book Wild Tea Cosies, by Loani Prior. I just…
Head to toe, turquoise
Turquoise. Lashings of it. This outfit brings back to me cerulean memories of Santorini and all its abundance of charm. The vivid sea, the stark and yet rustic houses. Most beautiful holiday, ever. (The extremely strong wind that we had…
Autumn trench coat
I made a trench coat! Inspired by the beautiful coats in Burberry, but not by the sky high price tag, I set out to make my own…. I actually finished this a few weeks ago and have been dying to…
An edging finish using the fabric selvedge; a tute
So I set to work on making an outfit from my python print satin. I want to make a skirt and a top this time, rather than a dress, so I can wear the top with other pants and jeans during…
Leda and the Swan
What to wear when the forecast is for 38C, and your daughter requests that you both ride your bikes into the city to take photos of buildings for an architectural assignment? Precisely. After a hot exhausting bike ride you’re probably not going…
Reptilia; a trend
The last time I went into Spotlight my eye was caught by this: Python print satin, well I got so excited and just had to buy some. This sort of fabric is pretty much not my usual cup of tea at…
