Today is the most miserable of days Perth has to offer; we’ve had tons of rain in the last 24 hours and it’s windy and stormy to boot. Good news for the farmers, though, this rain has finally broken another…
Tag: Pattern Magic
Pattern Magic; page 50
I skipped ahead a few patterns to get to this jumper because I totally wanted to wear it this winter!! This is of course drafted from Pattern Magic. by Nakamichi Tomoko. This is an amazing top pattern for two reasons;…
Pattern Magic; page 11
The latest in the Pattern Magic toiles; this one is on page 11. There is a minuscule chance I will wear this toile. Maybe it is a bit young for me; much as I detest that phrase “age appropriate…
Pattern Magic; project 4
It might seem as though I’ve forgotten about my pledge to work my way through the very excellent book Pattern Magic by Nakamichi Tomoko but I haven’t. It’s just that other sewing projects (such as ballgowns) have intervened and new…
Pattern Magic; toile 3, “detsubori” no shatsu
The latest toile from this excellent book. I think this is a fantastic book if you are a reasonably advanced seamstress who wishes to learn something about pattern manipulation and drafting. I’ve never done this sort of thing before and…
Pattern Magic; toile 2, detsubori top
Actually that should read toile 2, and er, 3 as well, as I had a hiccup in the making of this one and had to start over. Thanks to the wonderful and inspirational Karin of ancien-nouveau who was so incredibly helpful to…
Pattern Magic, toile 1
Would you wear one of your toiles? I only ask because of this: I had some unwashed calico to use for making toiles and experimenting on, and one day I was desperate to try out a pattern even though I…
