hello! I’ve made a new skirt, using all bits and pieces from old denim jeans .. or should that then be an old skirt? Hmmm.. a debatable concept! I like using old textiles to make something different, however it must…
Category: sewing
green and blue scrappy jumper
hello! I’ve knitted a new jumper, from that big inherited bag of scraps and leftovers that has stymied my dreams of a minimalist, streamlined stash for quite a long time now… I’m trying to make a project a month…
pink and blue lingerie
Obviously the most worn items in just about anyone’s wardrobe is bound to be underwear… and so one is obliged to often update these things, even though you don’t get the benefit of showing of your new creations to your…
snuggly dress/shacket
I made this very snuggly and cosy shirtdress/jacket thingummy recently, the pattern is the new Fibremood Ildri … I think it is called a shirtdress, but it can obviously be cut shorter as a shirt or jacket too. btw, while…
green Japanese wool tartan
I know, I know … “tartan” and “Japanese” are not words that should generally go together but anyway, let’s not digress! I bought a short length of this beautiful piece of wool during our recent holiday to Japan. At the…
new jeans
honestly, I don’t ever encourage T to pose with me, he just does it all on his own. 😀 I’ve made some new jeans, and the overly wide-legged-ness of them is so funky and awesome … it’s silly but I…
Balinese sarong-style “alberthe” dress
I made a new dress, possibly the last summer sundress before our cold winter sets in for real… I was very fortunate to have a warmish enough day recently in which I could wear it to the beach and take…
another twisted collar shirt
I made another unusual little shirt … this one is similar to the other, cotton one that I made just recently but does have some key differences. I used a length of beautiful snowy white linen from the Linen Shack…
