Oh this was so easy it felt like cheating; after all, it’s not so much a matter of hunting about to find what will go with a classic navy blue blazer, because of course everything goes with this thing! So rather…
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Dress with, er, lace
OK, so my lace addiction is so well documented by now, no need to make any lame excuses… I saw a dress kind of similar to this in a boutique window and I wanted to make something like… as well,…
Blue/green stripe man’s jumper with round neck
Thankyou all for your comments yesterday! It does make me feel so much better that other people feel the same way I do and I’m not the only one! A trip down memory lane for today; this picture is of…
A burdensome expectation…
Since I stopped buying any new readymade clothes I am finding it easier and easier to dress completely self-stitched on a regular basis, as some of my older store-bought clothes are starting to bite the dust. I’ve always found it…
Bobby socks
G’day, and here’s wishing everyone a totally maaaarvellous Wednesday! Hey, new pair of bobby socks (yay). These look identical to the previous white cotton socks I put up here, but they are very slightly different. I appreciate not different to the…
Dove grey skirt, Japanese
So I’ve made a new skirt, this one is skirt “d” from the Japanese pattern book, “Unique Clothes Any Way You Like” by Natsuno Hirawai. I’m already in love with its tendency to flutter and float about my legs as…
Autumn rain cross-stitch
This cross-stitch design I worked as a teenager was part of a Danish calendar, there was a different design to stitch for each month and all were inspired by a natural seasonal feature of that month in some way. Mum…
Apropos of nothing…
Confession: the following has nothing whatsoever to do with sewing, knitting or fashion, but it is just too good not to share… Go to Google Maps. Get directions. Put in Japan as a start point and China as an end…
