I finished my python print satin outfit! Here in this photo I’m not sure if I look as much like a sleepy python draped lazily down a tree trunk any more than I do an extra from the set of…
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Evening bag, specimen 1
So a new year brings with it a new round of birthday prezzies to be conceived. For M’s birthday I made her this little evening bag. It is made out of some leftover silk hessian (remember the heather purple dress?),…
Making boring black satin “snake-worthy”
So I’m working on this python print satin outfit, inspired by this gorgeousness of Prada. (At right, Prada, Spring/Summer 09) I’ve finished the top. And I really want some kind of black detailing on the skirt to offset the python…
“What a curious feeling…”
When I sat under this tree today I felt a bit like a gypsy-ish Alice in Wonderland. I had this big solid tree comfortably at my back with its branches swaying and drooping, its canopy of foliage like a whispering…
Tea Cosy, specimen 14
This is the fourteenth and final tea cosy I have to show you. This one was for J, and she keeps chooks, thus the three on top. The colouring is also slightly different from the previous chook one I made…
Tea Cosy, specimen 13
Here is the tea cosy I made for a friend, S, for her birthday last year. It is made using the pattern Harlequin Flower, with a few minor modifications, from the book Wild Tea Cosies, by Loani Prior. I just…
Autumn trench coat
I made a trench coat! Inspired by the beautiful coats in Burberry, but not by the sky high price tag, I set out to make my own…. I actually finished this a few weeks ago and have been dying to…
An edging finish using the fabric selvedge; a tute
So I set to work on making an outfit from my python print satin. I want to make a skirt and a top this time, rather than a dress, so I can wear the top with other pants and jeans during…
