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Tag: Vogue 1693

some wide-legged chocolate trousers

03/11/2021 Carolynsewing12 Comments on some wide-legged chocolate trousers

I guess the title says it all really! Well, a little more detail wouldn’t hurt I suppose  😉  This is the latest and 10th thing in my #use12 mini capsule wardrobe that I proposed for myself at the beginning of…

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Tali Tali Sandhills

22/06/202122/06/2021 Carolynknitting, Uncategorized17 Comments on Tali Tali Sandhills

I thought about holding off on posting anything about this ensemble until later on, like after the exhibition and I had some pictures of it actually IN the exhibition but … well obviously decided no! I was thrilled to be…

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blue Issey Miyake trousers

28/09/201525/09/2020 CarolynUncategorized49 Comments on blue Issey Miyake trousers

To complete my Issey Miyake trilogy; the trousers. Pattern; Vogue 1693, an Issey Miyake design from 1986. I used a navy blue cotton drill from Spotlight, buttons from Fabulous Fabrics. Hmmm, navy blue again.  Can’t explain it but I’m a…

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Issey Miyake blouse

23/09/201525/09/2020 CarolynUncategorized50 Comments on Issey Miyake blouse

Continuing my trip down nostalgia lane, I’ve made the top from my 1986 Issey Miyake pattern; Vogue 1693… Fabric: a lightweight, fully embroidered cotton voile in pure-as-the-driven-snow white, a remnant from Potter’s Textiles.  I had barely enough fabric to squeak…

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mustard Issey Miyake skirt

18/09/201525/09/2020 CarolynUncategorized55 Comments on 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…

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