I have made some new jeans! Au Bonheur des Petites Mains PLH08002: Pantalon droit avec decoupes. (my less than perfect translation: trousers right with slices?, hehe) Now; to say I am grateful to shams for helping me to obtain this…
Tag: daily outfit
A good hair day
A very special and super fantastic night; we went to the Amanda Young Foundation Ball. I wore my Grecian-style ballgown, made in 2004. An oldie now but still a goodie. I had my hair put up professionally, which always makes me feel…
Sapote cotton cardigan
Oh g’day peeps! May I present to you my latest completed knitting project… This is another version of the Jo Sharp Fitted Cardigan. I have knitted this pattern before, my first version is here. I really loved that knitted lace…
Clipped Wings; a top
Here is my latest from Pattern Magic 3, by Tomoko Nakamichi; this is the top from p61/91. The seamlines at the side and centre back seams of this top are gently angled out, causing the top to fall in a…
A Genuine Leather (ette) skirt
I’ve made another winter skirt. From the tanned hide of that elusive and rare wild beast; the leatherette. Classy, non? Hehe, so I’ve made bags and tablecloths using PVC before, pretty simple beginner’s type stuff; but this is the first wearable garment I’ve…
Curtaining skirt
It looks plain, but my new skirt has one fun and unusual little fact about its origins. The fabric was part of the bundle of fabrics given to me by my friend C from her late mother’s stash. That’s not…
Bitumen hued shorts, with French fly
Ta da! New shorts! The funny thing about these is that during one of my regular stash sort-throughs, I had picked up this bit of fabric, shaken it out, sized it up, done one of those quick mental assessments (I’m…
Just a splash of Colour…
So on what is yet another sunny sunny day (yeah, we do get lots of them here) I would normally head straight for the shadows away from that notoriously harsh Australian light that drains all colour and detail from my…
