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lux trousers and some more random cushions

30/11/2024 Carolynknitting, sewing1 Comment on lux trousers and some more random cushions

hello! I’ve made some more things lately… Firstly, some new trousers.  I used a new pattern, the Fibremood Lux trousers.  Lately I’m more interested in trousers/jeans etc with a flat front and no pleats… and so the pattern piqued my…

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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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of dots and bats…

13/03/202114/03/2021 Carolynsewing13 Comments on of dots and bats…

I made a swishy new skirt… this beautiful rayon challis fabric was generously given to me by Minerva in the UK in return for a blog post for their site, which can be read here.. however because of course I am…

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Vegetable placemats

13/12/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized21 Comments on Vegetable placemats

Occasionally I still come across old things, handmade by me, but still not shown yet on this blog (blush) I found this set of eight linen placemats tucked into the back of my linen cupboard.  These were entirely hand constructed and embroidered…

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Handwoven “rag-rug” placemats

21/10/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized26 Comments on Handwoven “rag-rug” placemats

Another set of hand-woven and -stitched items from my teenage years… and I cannot believe I have so far overlooked these very frequently used items in my documentation process!  :O To the best of my memory, this is probably my very…

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Hand-woven

17/10/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on Hand-woven

Every now and again I come across another handmade item in my house that I have not yet documented on my blog here… This is a set of serviettes, handwoven by me!  Yes, I have dabbled in weaving, in a…

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You are all so brilliant!!

31/07/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized7 Comments on You are all so brilliant!!

Woa, you are all so fabulously switched on and fashion-icon-savvy!!  hehe, might I just add; far more so than my husband, who had no idea  …   😉 Yes, of course, everyone was correct, I was Annie Hall.  My husband…

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Curtains…

12/02/201215/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized29 Comments on Curtains…

I have been sewing curtains! This is our central hallway, an area that has been curtain-less since… well, since ever.  It has a very big and long window, which is fabulous for getting plenty of natural light inside.  But it…

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