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red gingham

26/01/201515/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized73 Comments on red gingham

… new dress! I feel like I’ve been wearing the same little summer dresses over and over and over.  Not that there’s anything wrong with that! because I like them all   🙂  but a few of my standbys are…

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Oriental Bird

04/12/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized52 Comments on Oriental Bird

I was tempted to call this my other Swedish dress, since I bought this fabric in Stockholm as one of my wearable souvenirs from our Scandinavian holiday, but actually the fabric is English!  I bought it in Svenkst Tenn but…

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studio faro pocket dress

28/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized30 Comments on studio faro pocket dress

New dress, with interesting pockets. While browsing Pinterest, as you do, I came across a line drawing of a very elegant dress on and I immediately knew I wanted to have a go at drafting it for myself.  It is…

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a blocky sundress

16/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized49 Comments on a blocky sundress

I screen-printed this random murky-coloured block fabric last year, and have finally got around to making it into something.  At last!  The 5-colour print is my own  design; and in fact the dress is my own design too  ðŸ™‚    Originally I…

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the children’s choice

10/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized70 Comments on the children’s choice

So recently I had a birthday, and my children gave me a perfectly lovely surprise!  fabric of their choice, for a particular pattern also of their choice.   It’s like Sew Bossy all over again!! haha, I jest, of course in…

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raspberry Alabama Chanin tank dress

08/10/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized53 Comments on raspberry Alabama Chanin tank dress

I’ve finished a handmade dress.  It’s dyed, printed and stitched together entirely by me.   This is a fitted tank dress, the pattern is from the book Alabama Studio Sewing + Design, by Natalie Chanin.  I dyed shocking pink linen…

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“Swedish” dress

12/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized96 Comments on “Swedish” dress

I’ve made my Swedish souvenir    ðŸ™‚ I bought this linen-mix with a Swedish designed print in Stockholm during our Scandinavian holiday.  I fell in love with the bold and yet delicate print in orange, soft greeny-browns and black on…

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blue ray

07/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized109 Comments on blue ray

Winter is officially over here, so right on target I’ve finished a wintery little dress.  ðŸ™‚  I spent some quality time with my dyepot, dyeing bright blue corduroy in four different moody blues for the colour blocking.    This is my second version of…

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