… is in getting it to show up in a picture. My new skirt looks completely boringly plain in these pictures, which just proves it; the camera does lie! Actually it has a rather beautiful lace appliquéd tulle overlay. I guess…
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making felt from fleece
Hello! So furthering onward with my one year one outfit adventures, I thought I would put together a post on my other efforts so far… I have also been making my fabric for the other components of my outfit. Yes,…
that 70’s show
I dragged this dusty, cobwebby ol’ 70’s skirt from outta some trunk in the attic… hehe, just kidding. It’s new 🙂 A chocolate pleather, A-line, midi skirt was high on my mental list of things to make for myself this winter…
blue Pattern Magic hoodie; 6 different ways
During a recent closet clean-out I decided to bid adieu to this royal blue hoodie type of a thing. I made it a few years ago from Pattern Magic 3, and have worn it to death! Cue orchestral flourish, aaaaand,…
alpaca cardigan; a 100% local product
So, at the beginning of the year I mentioned that I was taking part in one year one outfit, the brain child of Nicki of this is moonlight; the challenge being that we participants have one year in which to make…
not quite so baggy, blue pants
Remember these trousers below? well, they’ve had a little makeover! before… These are the tapered trousers from “she has a mannish style” a Japanese pattern book by Yuko Takada. Renamed “She Wears the Pants” for the English version of the book, in spite…
adding lining to a skirt; some tips
Plenty of skirt patterns do not come with separate pieces nor instructions for adding a lining to the skirt. And often you want a lining; particularly in a winter skirt that you wish to wear with tights. In a nutshell:…
I’m a cow
… a Friesian cow! And here I am, out standing in the field. Ha! whenever I hear about someone, some highly accomplished person gaining recognition for being outstanding in the field of whatever, I cannot help it but that old…
