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“Swedish” dress

12/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized96 Comments on “Swedish” dress

I’ve made my Swedish souvenir    ðŸ™‚ I bought this linen-mix with a Swedish designed print in Stockholm during our Scandinavian holiday.  I fell in love with the bold and yet delicate print in orange, soft greeny-browns and black on…

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one week one pattern

12/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized17 Comments on one week one pattern

Hello!  I’ve been taking part in One Week One Pattern again.  Where we wear a representative of one pattern, for every day of a week.  I am completely unable to resist a clothing challenge and particularly one tied up with sewing, so…

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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.  ðŸ™‚  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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cafe au lait bootlegs

03/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized26 Comments on cafe au lait bootlegs

New jeans/pants/whatevs. Burda 7863, stretch bengaline from Spotlight. So.  I guess that’s about all I have to say! I’ve made this pattern what, nine times now, I think.  Speaks volumes.  The colour is softly pretty, a nice and easy and inoffensive pale…

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the travelling yellow skirt freak show

01/09/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized26 Comments on the travelling yellow skirt freak show

Y’ello!  Calling all sunbeamers  ðŸ˜€ I am taking part in the Travelling Yellow Skirt Freak Show!  the brainchild of Melanie aka Miz Bagg at Bag and a Beret; and you can read the story behind the yellow skirt and its…

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olive faux suede top

30/08/201415/12/2015 CarolynUncategorized25 Comments on olive faux suede top

I’ve made a new top  ðŸ™‚ Yoshimi and I saw this very realistic faux suede while out shopping together in Tokyo last January and we both bought some to make tops.  Yoshimi made her lovely pale pink top quite quickly.…

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Denim slides!

22/08/201427/02/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes, Uncategorized64 Comments on Denim slides!

I’ve made some shoes!!!  This is my first foray into “proper” footwear.  Yeah, I made slippers recently, but I’m not counting those.  And technically these are slides, which are pretty basic things on the shoe scale, really. But still.  They…

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Dusting slippers

17/08/201427/02/2016 Carolynsewing, shoes, Uncategorized45 Comments on Dusting slippers

I’ve made something useful; slippers, that clean! I pinned these mopping slippers a while ago, and have now got around to making my own.  See, we have no carpets in our house and lots of animals; meaning furry dust-bunnies appear…

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