Hong Kong seams are a tidy and very handsome way to finish raw edges… but what happens at the hemline? The seam gets folded up on itself twice, and if you are working with a flimsy fabric and especially if you…
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Khaki military shirt; 6 different ways
Oooh, it’s been a while since I did one of these posts… which is silly since I do get a big kick out of these myself. Playing in one’s wardrobe, the bestest play a grown-up girl can have, no? Sometimes…
Of the palest blue
I still have one or two really lovely pieces of fabric given to me for pressies last Christmas, as well as from my birthday last year (blush) Beautiful fabrics that I have been too chicken to take the scissors to.…
Handwoven “rag-rug” placemats
Another set of hand-woven and -stitched items from my teenage years… and I cannot believe I have so far overlooked these very frequently used items in my documentation process! :O To the best of my memory, this is probably my very…
Hand-woven
Every now and again I come across another handmade item in my house that I have not yet documented on my blog here… This is a set of serviettes, handwoven by me! Yes, I have dabbled in weaving, in a…
Welcome to the fold
In a further small step towards overcoming scissor-phobia in the face of precious fabrics; I have made a new tunic top. This is the top from Vogue 1309, and I have made it in a hand-painted silk dupion from Fabulous…
Just add water
I thought I had timed things pretty well for this one, heading out to the beach on the first day of school term, a day when I knew it would be utterly deserted. Instead I royally stuffed up by rocking…
a Thank You!
The simple and sweet purpose of this new blog award is simply to thank the lovely people who take the time to comment on your blog, which is nice since who doesn’t love and utterly adore to receive supportive comments?…
