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check out the checks!

23/08/202128/08/2021 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized2 Comments on check out the checks!

Hello!  I’ve made a cool new outfit!  At least, I think it’s pretty cool, anyway.  I think it’s got a strong 80’s vibe; it reminds me vaguely of what the dancers were wearing in Spandeau Ballet’s “To Cut a Long…

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sherbie pink top

08/08/202117/08/2021 CarolynUncategorized12 Comments on sherbie pink top

Hello!  This is the latest thing in my little “use 12” challenge… a little top using this very small remnant given to me by my friend N when she cleaned out her stash.  I really loved the colour of this…

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sea-blue Ingrid dress

05/08/2021 Carolynsewing8 Comments on sea-blue Ingrid dress

I made this dress months ago! like in April! … however because I made it to test the pattern I had to keep it a secret until its release, and it wasn’t released until the end of May.  And at…

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little black dress

31/07/202131/07/2021 Carolynsewing4 Comments on little black dress

I’m so behind on blogging! so this is part one in what I hope is a serious attempt to catch up… so I made this little black dress a little while ago… it’s light and floaty and breezy so really…

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my blue corduroy skirt

17/07/202108/08/2021 Carolynsewing9 Comments on my blue corduroy skirt

ok sure, I’ve made a few blue skirts before, and I’ve made a few corduroy skirts before, and I’ve even made a few blue corduroy skirts before too… And now I’m welcoming a new one to my wardrobe!  The best…

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pretty green ebony, bibs, masks

04/07/202108/08/2021 CarolynUncategorized3 Comments on pretty green ebony, bibs, masks

I’ve made lots of Closet Core patterns’ Ebony tees and dresses for others and this is the first one for me!  I finally used this absolutely beautiful, delicate grey/green wool knit that I bought in Tokyo, one of of our…

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3 merino netties

30/06/202131/07/2023 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized1 Comment on 3 merino netties

To be perfectly honest I don’t know why I keep calling this a Nettie because I’ve rejigged it so much it literally has zero of the original seam lines left… … anyway!  above is my new sweater/ tee in the…

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sewing tragedies

09/06/202109/06/2021 Carolynsewing8 Comments on sewing tragedies

I’ve made this crazy new dress… isn’t this fabric hilarious?!  The very second I clapped eyes on I simply could not resist… it’s like a comic book – first point in its favour – except all sewing stuff – second…

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