Imagine that said in an vehhy posh accent along the lines of “are you being served modom?”… Little anecdote; many years ago I took part in a group craft project, and another lady in the group had clear and…
Tag: skirt
mustard Issey Miyake skirt
I’m scratching a long-standing itch by making something from this 1986 Issey Miyake pattern; Vogue 1693 … see, I’ve used it once before, when it very first came out! to make a skirt and the top for myself. I…
a bit of re-colouration
I’ve just been updating a few bits and bobs in my wardrobe… when I get bored or dissatisfied with a particular item but it’s still in perfectly good nick or I still kinda like it because of a good shape/style…
the difficulty of black lace…
… is in getting it to show up in a picture. My new skirt looks completely boringly plain in these pictures, which just proves it; the camera does lie! Actually it has a rather beautiful lace appliquéd tulle overlay. I guess…
that 70’s show
I dragged this dusty, cobwebby ol’ 70’s skirt from outta some trunk in the attic… hehe, just kidding. It’s new 🙂 A chocolate pleather, A-line, midi skirt was high on my mental list of things to make for myself this winter…
adding lining to a skirt; some tips
Plenty of skirt patterns do not come with separate pieces nor instructions for adding a lining to the skirt. And often you want a lining; particularly in a winter skirt that you wish to wear with tights. In a nutshell:…
I’m a cow
… a Friesian cow! And here I am, out standing in the field. Ha! whenever I hear about someone, some highly accomplished person gaining recognition for being outstanding in the field of whatever, I cannot help it but that old…
pale pink Issey Miyake skirt
Why a pale pink skirt, I hear you cry? why not a pale pink skirt, is my reply. Poetry. Nailed it. Sorry. I’m in a silly mood and obviously having trouble thinking of intelligent-sounding stuff to write… Ok. So, at…
