Hooo boy. We are having an insane heatwave right now… been 37C or above for over a week now. Australia Day was 42C, phew… We all spent the entire day in bathers, in and out of the pool. The fireworks…
Tag: dyeing
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…
Horrible colour, begone
So, as I mentioned last post, colour… Exhibit one; some grey synthetic knit stuff from the remnant bin. Remnant bins are a terrible trap really, aren’t they?, the fabrics within can be so tempting pricewise, and the truth is they…
Some dyeing…
My dear friend C gave me a whole bunch of fabric last night, following a major clean-out of her late mother’s house. Some of it is very nice, lots of it is… er, very green. I am very grateful, however mindful…
Bored…
Yah, so I must be bored with the same old same old blogger poses… though I’m probably not going to be attempting this one too frequently… could be the collective subconscious of all those teenage souls inhabiting the general environs…
To sleep, perchance to dream
With the change in the season, comes a need for change in all areas of apparel, including the mundane and practical such as sleepwear… I did have a few highblown and fancy ideas for my summer jammies this year, but…
Birthday scarf
It was A’s birthday a week ago, my sister-in-law, and I’ve made her a loopy scarf for a present. She has a lovely olive complexion and reddish and caramel highlights in her dark hair, so I’m thinking these warm strong…
