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kangaroo paws… and making a skirt with a side pocket opening; a tutorial

25/10/201726/10/2017 Carolynsewing31 Comments on kangaroo paws… and making a skirt with a side pocket opening; a tutorial

I made a new skirt using a pretty special piece of fabric… there’s a little story behind it.  It’s a handprinted organic cotton/hemp from Ink & Spindle with a really lovely kangaroo paw motif; designed by Lara Cameron and handprinted in…

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a tartan mini, and a blue hoodie

01/10/201702/10/2017 CarolynUncategorized40 Comments on a tartan mini, and a blue hoodie

o hey!  Spring is definitely springing around here at last! but we did recently have one last gasp-y blast of winter in the last week which inspired me to make just one last little winter-y thing… I haven’t actually worn…

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suits me to a tee

22/09/201723/09/2017 Carolynsewing56 Comments on suits me to a tee

So, a new year, a new Refashioners challenge…last year we did jeans, this time the thing to be updated is A SUIT. Most disappointingly, I could find no one in my family or circle of friends to donate a suit…

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caramel corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

14/09/201714/09/2017 CarolynUncategorized34 Comments on caramel corduroy skirt; 6 different ways

So, this is one of the things Craig picked out during our “their choice” challenge and said “this is horrible”  *sob*  Oh dear, but I could see it was true… the last few times I’ve worn it I’ve subconsciously hidden…

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chilli-red paprika jade skirt

14/06/201714/06/2017 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized14 Comments on chilli-red paprika jade skirt

Oh hello, fellow needle-wielders! Recently I decided I wanted, nay needed, a new colourful Jade mini-skirt; since my purple one was tragically taken too soon… *a minute’s silence, please* … Well, ta da! I’d gone back to Knitwit in search…

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…getting a Brazilian…

04/06/201706/06/2017 Carolynsewing28 Comments on …getting a Brazilian…

Olá! Soooo, I mentioned my brother’s BIG birthday? well to go with it he had a BIG birthday bash! with a Brazilian theme.  I stupidly procrastinated about my costume, ended up going shopping for fabric the day before the party and…

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purple-y Jade mini skirt, 6 different ways

26/05/201726/05/2017 Carolynfashion, Uncategorized28 Comments on purple-y Jade mini skirt, 6 different ways

During another of my sometimes brutal wardrobe clean outs, I parted ways with this little purple skirt… I have to admit it was a little gut-wrenching to get rid of this one because it had only been in existence for…

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terracotta axel skirt

04/05/201704/05/2017 Carolynsewing22 Comments on terracotta axel skirt

Hey!  I’ve made this new skirt.  Actually I’ve made lots of new things lately and just haven’t yet blogged them… oops!  Getting onto that, asap!  Hehe, actually a good thing about me-made May is that it kinda forces me to blog as yet unblogged…

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