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red striped Inari tee dress

29/10/201629/10/2016 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized23 Comments on red striped Inari tee dress

Heya’all.  I’ve made this new dress.  Actually, I made it ages ago.  And took most of these photos ages ago too.  Bad lazy blogger! I wore it recently as my “travelling dress” when we holidayed in Broome, and it was…

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the year of handmade, 7

26/09/201626/09/2016 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized25 Comments on the year of handmade, 7

I’m seven months into my Year of 100% Handmade; just five short months to go!! above is a selection of my favourite outfits in the last month, the whole kit and caboodle can be seen in my Year of Handmade…

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a tart for tartan

17/09/201604/05/2020 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized50 Comments on a tart for tartan

Och aye! I’ve made this big, swirly tartan dress, and I absolutely LOVE it! I know it‘s kinda crazy and huge-skirted and possibly a bit over the top, but you know what? it’s also extremely comfortable and cosy, and so swirly and swishy.  The…

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blue roses *

16/09/201616/09/2016 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized32 Comments on blue roses *

* … Tennessee Williams… Hello! I’ve made a new skirt. Hehe, hot on the heels of writing that I was a wee smidgeon tired of making Vogue 1247 skirts; what should I do? but immediately make another one!!  Doh!!  Clearly there’s…

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sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers

31/08/2016 Carolynsewing29 Comments on sage skirt, sage skirt, ivory top, orange hand warmers

Hello!  I’ve got a small handful of new stuff to show off present … four things to be precise! Firstly, two sage green/pale coffee, checked tweed skirts.  I inherited this beautiful quality piece of wool tweed from my grandmother’s stash after she…

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Marimekko dress

18/08/201623/01/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized61 Comments on Marimekko dress

what’s with the ballet pose? I have no idea.  Anyway… I have a Marimekko dress.  *pinches self*  *sits in reverent silence for a minute* See, to have a Marimekko dress is something I’ve kinda lusted after for a long long…

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khaki Tosti jacket

28/07/201628/07/2016 Carolynsewing87 Comments on khaki Tosti jacket

Hello! For ages I’ve wanted to replace my old beloved khaki ripstop army-style jacket… I LOVED that thing and even did a 6 different ways post on it once.  At some point I decided I’d made the sleeves just a smidgeon too short…

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Purple-y top

16/07/201604/09/2016 Carolynknitting, sewing17 Comments on Purple-y top

Here I am, waiting for the ferry to head off into town, and so I took a quick, in-the-wild photo of my new top.  Thanks, random bench! for being a good little makeshift tripod, and I don’t mind at all that you snuck into…

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