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Tag: vogue 1316

a bit green about the gills

24/07/202226/07/2022 Carolynsewing, Uncategorized11 Comments on a bit green about the gills

I made a green dress… this is a dress that I’ve been meaning to make for ages! and have been quietly gathering suitable green fabrics as I see or unearth them.  It’s actually been a very long term work in…

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the dog bed dress

10/09/201721/09/2017 Carolynsewing64 Comments on the dog bed dress

Hmmm, a totally unromantic, slightly ridiculous and definitely a whaaaat?! title for a dress but to my mind it was just the obvious choice! See, when we knew Clara was coming along I looked out Sienna’s old dog mattresses (yes, doing…

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jean genie

07/08/201616/08/2016 Carolynsewing54 Comments on jean genie

I’ve made a new dress using a bunch of my kids’ old jeans that I have been saving for this very purpose…  and please note; yes, I am wearing denim shoes that I also made from old jeans, hehehe.  Just adding to…

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a toasty autumn-y dress

29/06/201605/08/2019 Carolynsewing35 Comments on a toasty autumn-y dress

I’ve made another dress.  Just right now, I’m fully into dress/skirt wearing, tending to pluck them from the wardrobe with barely scant regard to the several nice pairs of jeans in there.  I dunno why, since it’s winter, and you’d think I…

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blue ray

07/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized109 Comments on blue ray

Winter is officially over here, so right on target I’ve finished a wintery little dress.  🙂  I spent some quality time with my dyepot, dyeing bright blue corduroy in four different moody blues for the colour blocking.    This is my second version of…

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the Panellist

10/07/201315/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized113 Comments on the Panellist

I’ve made a new dress! a dress comprised of panels and bands.  This is Vogue 1316  and I made it using three pairs of old corduroy jeans, ivory, chocolate and a faded black; plus a piece of new black corduroy, itself…

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