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Elementary, my dear Sherlock

15/07/201815/07/2018 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized14 Comments on Elementary, my dear Sherlock

Yes, I know; a complete mis-quote of an already mis-quote… *braces oneself for outraged Holmes enthusiasts* But wot is this new thing I’m wearing ‘ere then?!  Is it a jacket…?  no, a cape…?  some tweedy, distinctly Holmes-esque thing, somehow exuding…

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scraps cardigan

24/06/201830/05/2024 Carolynknitting, Uncategorized50 Comments on scraps cardigan

A couple of years ago, I went down to help Mum clean out her “doing room”, the obvious outcome of such an exercise being that I then took home an embarrassingly huge amount of fabric and yarn supplies to add…

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jenny overalls/jeans/trousers

08/06/201821/06/2019 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized31 Comments on jenny overalls/jeans/trousers

I’ve made some rather cra-a-a-a-zy, and yet rather out-there groovy-baby jeans! And they double up as overalls too! should I ever feel the urge to wear a pair of overalls… 🙂  Sneaky conversion between the two by way of a…

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high heeled black oxfords (shoes), plus some other stuff

28/05/201828/05/2018 Carolynsewing, shoes37 Comments on high heeled black oxfords (shoes), plus some other stuff

I’ve made some new shoes! These have had a bit of a journey in the making, with a gap of about five months in the middle of it when I did absolutely nothing to them!  Several things; feeling torn as…

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purdy dress…

26/02/201826/02/2018 CarolynUncategorized18 Comments on purdy dress…

I’ve made a new dress!  Every year, my group of lovely friends gives me a gift voucher to Fabulous Fabrics for my birthday… basically my ideal pressie, and I get to go in and choose something yummy… this year I…

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an optimistic splash of colour and sunshine

10/01/201811/01/2018 Carolynsewing51 Comments on an optimistic splash of colour and sunshine

Making this piñata, I mean… outfit was a random, didn’t really care about the outcome, “just because” bit of experimental fun… so of course it turned out perfect.  I love it. So, we were going down to our beach house…

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Sasha trousers

23/11/201724/11/2017 Carolynsewing38 Comments on Sasha trousers

husband is off waiting with Clara and calling me; haven’t I finished taking pictures yet? Hmmm, I know how this seems; I’ve only just written a post where I say how I am busily focused on solely making things for…

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Lisa Carolina dress

15/11/201715/11/2017 Carolynfashion, sewing32 Comments on Lisa Carolina dress

Hello! I have made a very special dress lately… actually I am super busy at the moment sewing up Christmas goodies but I have deviously made sure I always have something on the go for myself at the same time…

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