I’ve made another pair of shoes. They’re a bit shonky, dodgy and clutsy, and clearly home-made, particularly those rough n’ ready heels, but y’know what? I LOVE THEM!!! Pattern; classic Oxford shoe style, drafted by myself; my tutorial for drafting your…
dark chocolate suedette
I’ve made a new little top. And I’m so happy with it in my outfit! far more than I thought I would be 🙂 Making the little top was almost a spur of the moment thing… see, I’m going out tonight and…
how to make your own shoe pattern
I thought I’d share my method for making my own shoe pattern, in case it helps anyone else interested in self-cobbling? is that even a word?? This is for if you don’t have access to a last or haven’t bought any special…
cherry red sneakers
Woa, crack out the sunnies! So, my second pair of sneakers. Bit bright, eh?! Pattern, drafted it myself. I’ve written a little tutorial on how I made my pattern, coming soon. Fabric; cherry red cotton corduroy, bias binding; a red small-print floral.…
floral sneakers
Hello! I’ve made some more shoes! floral sneakers. Now, I have to admit; they may look kinda superficially cute at a distance, however close up they’re a bit of a fail. I’m considering them a wearable fail though, since they’re all stuck together firm…
black thongs, white thongs
I’ve made a couple of pairs of thongs! They’re pretty basic; I was just kind of mucking about. Each pair took me just a few hours each. Anyway, I actually made them back in December, immediately thought oh god how ridiculous…
on wearing a kimono
A day wearing kimono! During our week in Tokyo I met up with Yoshimi, and together with my daughter Cassie and my son’s girlfriend Kelly the four of us were dressed properly in traditional kimono by professional kimono dressers. We even had our hair done and…
Fabric shopping in Tokyo
Tokyo is absolutely brilliant for the fabric loving visitor… it even has its own fabric district!!!! how cool is that? very, that’s what. Nippori is the most well-known place in Tokyo to shop for fabric, but this is my third visit to the city so…
