Hello! been screen-printing some more 🙂 btw, Shelley and Ute asked about the ink and colour-fastness of; we are using Permaset Aqua Textile Printing Ink, you can read about it, search for stockists and buy online here. I got some at Jacksons art…
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the paper doll project
(I’ve pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I’m calling this the paper doll project) 8th-13th August from left: grey gathered hole dress, grey/black stripe Tshirt, black wool…
lining up opposing seams in an invisible zip
Here is my tip for aligning horizontal seams on either side of a zip… after sewing in the left side of the zip, zip it up, fold the seam allowance in for the right side and line the seam up exactly…
Wedgwood blue damask, reworked
With the fingers of spring tickling at the edges of our days, I’ve been renovating my wardrobe. And came across this dress… Although the dress had a sorta sporty feel to it and I think my style is vaguely sorta sporty? maybe?…
Screen-printing: murky blocks
Well … screen-printing, whoar! You guys. I’m totally sucked in. Somebody stop me! So yesterday everyone was out except for me … but I had fabric. I had a design and paint and I had a screen. I had…
Poppies lingerie set
My first screen-printing effort obviously lent itself best to something comprised of smaller pieces that could be cut to avoid the more glaring imperfections in the print, ahem! A set of lingerie sounded like a plan 🙂 My poppies print…
Screen-printing; a field of poppies
Hello! I am doing a screen printing course! I have tonnes of pretty patterns gleaned from Pinterest that I would loooove to print onto my own fabric, but I think my aspirations might be a tad more ambitious than my abilities, hehe.…
Bruised blue top thingie
Hello 🙂 I have made this once before… this is top “p” from Shape Shape, (previously referred to on my blog as Unique Clothes Any Way You Like) by Natsuno Hiraiwa. It’s a clever little design, like a cross between…
