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Screen-printing: golden curls

11/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized28 Comments on Screen-printing: golden curls

 We had our last screen-printing class (sad face)   I’m going to miss heading out to class!  Anyhow, since I feel up to doing regular screen-printing on my own at home I had decided to try out a couple of…

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Autumn leaves sundress

07/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized46 Comments on Autumn leaves sundress

I made a sundress using my autumn leaves fabric, screen-printed by me here.  Those who like wonky weird imperfect prints are going to like this, if you don’t, then avert your eyes! The pattern is an adaption of dress T,…

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Screen-printing: giant beachy polka dots

05/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized42 Comments on Screen-printing: giant beachy polka dots

My latest screen-printing project  ðŸ™‚ Searching for design inspiration, I randomly set myself a theme.  The beach!  I sketched out several ideas and variations, some abstract some more literal, and spent ages agonising over which one I should do… aaargh,…

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the paper doll project

05/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized4 Comments on the paper doll project

(I’ve pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary.  I’m calling this the paper doll project) 25th-30th August from left: khaki linen shirt, sludgy little skirt, khaki leggings, purple-gold…

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New (not) khaki leggings

02/09/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on New (not) khaki leggings

Hello  ðŸ™‚ I’m still renovating my wardrobe… and can I just say, beige leggings, hmmm.  (shudder) I’d taken a hearty dislike to mine over recent weeks.  But they still had some wear in them.  Wasteth not, wanteth not.  It was really…

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stabilising the zip in a delicate fabric

31/08/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on stabilising the zip in a delicate fabric

When stitching an invisible zip into a delicate fabric, it’s a good idea to stabilise the fabric at the stitching line somehow, give it some oomph to help guard against ripping.  Generally, patterns recommend using commercially purchased bias binding or…

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Fluttery grey-green skirt

30/08/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized37 Comments on Fluttery grey-green skirt

New skirt, yeah  ðŸ™‚ I bought this lightweight blotchy grey-green cotton from Tessuti’s in Melbourne, during my girly trip away with my Mum and Cassie last year… and always intended to make just exactly this skirt.  The pattern is an…

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Screen-printing; white trees

28/08/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized38 Comments on Screen-printing; white trees

A very simple little print, but finally one with which I am satisfied… maybe because this design is not my own?! This is a design by Eloise Renouf, which I re-drew free-hand to improve the resolution for a screenprint.  I LOVE…

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