Yesterday I walked back from sewing class in a blizzard. That’s how keen I am to get my current dressmaking project done. I love this stage of construction, where you first start to see how all those jigsaw pieces of fabric … Continue reading
Category Archives: craftyness
grand plans & daydreams
You may remember my grand plan. I haven’t actually done very much towards making my new sewing room – yet. Apart, that is, from plotting and planning and daydreaming quite a bit. And gathering inspiration. Although, it’s been surprisingly difficult … Continue reading
gifts from those who are gone
The process of clearing your parents’ house is a long and sad one. My partner’s dad’s home is at some distance from us, in Dorset. So, unlike when my own parents died, there is a lot of travel involved. It … Continue reading
strings attached
I finally got around to completing my birdie pendants. I have to admit, although I am not a good finisher of tasks, I am excellent at losing things. In fact, I am a mistress of misplacement. A doyenne of disorder. … Continue reading
fashion accessory
No, it’s not a bag, or a purse, or even a thing you hang on your cupboard door… It’s actually a pincushion! I made it yesterday for a friend of mine, who wanted one as a gift for a fashion … Continue reading
starts and finishes
The skirt, my first venture into the world of dressmaking, is finally finished. I wore it to sewing class, just to prove that I had actually finished it, and not shoved it to the back of a cupboard for twenty years. Which was … Continue reading