These rusty corduroy jeans seem to have shrunk gradually over time, and if there is one thing I cannot bear that is too-short jeans. Ankle-freezers, we used to call them. Unpicking the hemline and letting them down a touch is…
Tag: daily outfit
Thoughts on washing…
(Trying to get back into the swing of taking my own photos? Mebbe…) Something that is amazing about where I live is the ferocity, combined with the brevity, of storms. It’s funny, my dog is quite protective of me when…
Doing what I want…
So I did give it a bit of thought (but not much) before I decided to leap back in and sign up again for Zoe’s new challenge, Self Stitched September 2011! I know at the end of Me-Made June 11…
Dip-dyed wrap “f”
While I had the dye-pot filled with blue dye, I took the opportunity to do another little dyeing experiment I’ve been dying to try out (hehe, little play on words there, see, see?) I made this wrap top “f” from…
Blue-black basic
A new skirt… I’ve been casting a critical eye over some of my older skirts, and much as I still love them I can see some are sadly looking a wee bit on the shabby side. So with the warmer weather…
Crocheted granny squares
I know there is a phrase to describe occurrences like this but I can’t think what it is… This morning I dug out this crochet scarf and put it on, thinking again how much I like it and its beautifully swampy, underwater-y,…
Thinking positive…
Yesterday Yoshimi who is both a beautiful lady and an accomplished seamstress, wrote a post about a negative comment, and its effect on her. Of course I rushed to support her because she is my friend, and friends are supportive in…
Rusty red wool/silk skirt
I’ve made a new skirt… I found this yummily coloured, beautifully textured wool/silk mix fabric in a remnant bin in Tokyo, the day of our shopping trip with Yoshimi and Novita. At the time I just picked it up instinctively, with…
