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a mustard raincoat, oh and a skirt too

31/07/201805/07/2020 Carolynsewing14 Comments on a mustard raincoat, oh and a skirt too

Hello!  I’ve made a new raincoat! So, I’ve been wearing my pale pink Kelly anorak raincoat, made from a shower curtain, for several years now, it was undoubtedly my most worn garment of last year by a fair dinkum mile!  and…

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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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coupla delicious merino tees…

13/06/201813/06/2018 Carolynsewing26 Comments on coupla delicious merino tees…

So, every now and then I tell myself that I’m not going to make any more winter tees since I have quite a nice little collection, really.  And I think I really should be making do with less; wearing what…

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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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a chattering of cockatoos

06/06/201817/06/2018 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized29 Comments on a chattering of cockatoos

‘Ello, cocky! First things first, I have some very exciting news! For one month starting now, Spoonflower are offering a 10% discount on purchasers of ANY Spoonflower fabric by using the code “carolyn10” at checkout.  Pretty awesome, huh?!  I’m beyond…

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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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white palm leaf lace

23/05/201823/05/2018 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized45 Comments on white palm leaf lace

So, we were going to Bali to attend our friends L&L’s wedding in early May… and I decided I wanted to make a special new ensemble to take away with me.  Not to wear to the wedding, because, well ……

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