For quite some time I’ve wanted to make myself a skirt out of an old crocheted or lace tablecloth, and with this in mind I’ve searched op-shops for some suitable candidate to chop up. Not only didn’t I find any…
Bleached crinkly cotton
I was on the verge of throwing this skirt out, or re-fashioning it (I am getting so into this re-fashioning it’s not funny, I think it’s becoming an obsession with me) because I ripped it the last time I wore…
Heather purple dress, part 3
So, now for the final installment of the making of this dress. At this point it’s just a bit of finishing off to go; sewing the lining to the zip tape, and doing the hem. It doesn’t sound like much,…
Tea Cosy, specimen 8
I think this is my favourite of the tea cosies I’ve made for my friends; it’s got a “Roly Poly” base, (pattern from Wild Tea Cosies, by Loani Prior), but the three chickens in a nest on the top are…
Heather purple dress, part 2
I last left off this exciting saga (ha ha) with the front and back sewn to their facing/linings at the armhole edges and neckline, and the seam allowances clipped and graded. I then turned the front and back pieces right…
Wardrobe Refashion, project 2
For my second Wardrobe Refashion project I took the scissors to some three quarter pants that I’ve had for about two or three years. They’ve been good pants and I loved them when I first bought them, but over time…
Heather purple dress, part 1
I have been sewing like mad over the past few weeks, what with the kids on holidays and I’ve got a break from my office work as we’re in the process of switching over computer systems, and I’ve nearly finished…
A dye-job
Looking through my wardrobe searching for new combinations of my clothes to wear each day, I am continually struck by how many of my shirts are … white… Yes, can’t seem to break my white shirt habit; I just love…
