New skirt. The above picture is showing what I actually wore out and about today… please note the far less glamorous shoes than featured in the remainder of this post! Pattern; Vogue 1521, a Perry Ellis design from 1985. Fabric; taupe and white…
Tag: ancient history
Vegetable placemats
Occasionally I still come across old things, handmade by me, but still not shown yet on this blog (blush) I found this set of eight linen placemats tucked into the back of my linen cupboard. These were entirely hand constructed and embroidered…
Handwoven “rag-rug” placemats
Another set of hand-woven and -stitched items from my teenage years… and I cannot believe I have so far overlooked these very frequently used items in my documentation process! :O To the best of my memory, this is probably my very…
Hand-woven
Every now and again I come across another handmade item in my house that I have not yet documented on my blog here… This is a set of serviettes, handwoven by me! Yes, I have dabbled in weaving, in a…
You are all so brilliant!!
Woa, you are all so fabulously switched on and fashion-icon-savvy!! hehe, might I just add; far more so than my husband, who had no idea … 😉 Yes, of course, everyone was correct, I was Annie Hall. My husband…
Mum’s silk kimono
With thoughts of self-stitched sleepwear ricochetting about my recent consciousness like a pingpong ball being batted about by a playful pussycat… as well as unique and beautifully artistic garments that delight and inspire us creative types…. This is a silk kimono…
Old things…
… this will be the very last of my “old things” posts. I promise. I’ve done a mammoth sort-through of the photos and I think this is it! (heaves a sigh of relief…) Firstly, since this is the only garment…
Weddings, parties, and other special events…
… seem to be the only times we ever took any photos of our family. So thank goodness for those! I didn’t do a heck of a lot of sewing when I had three tiny children. I do have…
