You know when someone offers to help just as you have wiped the last plate dry ? Or when they ask “Would you like a hand with that?” but don’t either a) get up from the sofa or b) put down their wine? Er. Better late than never, I’m hoping that these buttons and the… Continue reading Buttons – Of the Saber Toothed Swap and Jungle January Variety
How do you like your jungle flamingoes? I like mine bright. Lookee here: Woah! Bright, right? And where to place said birds? That not being a euphemism. Although given that the flamingo fabric became the bodice section of a dress it could well become my next best euphemism. “Grr, if only me birds would face… Continue reading My jungle has flamingoes*
May I have a moment of your time? I’d like to alert you to the fact that I have knitted a garment! A piece of clothing that I might wear out of the house! This is a landmark moment for me, please be upstanding. Or, if you read blogs when I read blogs, try… Continue reading Wensleydale Waistcoat
Looking a little like French Lavender? French Lavender and Forget-Me-Nots? Admittedly a very stylised row of stalk-less Forget-Me-Nots. What I love about knitting and crochet is that when you realise that what you are working on isn’t working you can undo your workings. Before: After: On what are you working?
I would like to lodge a formal complaint. When exactly can we expect normal service to be resumed? We are creatures of habit the large one and I and, quite frankly, lately, things have just not been up to scratch. Absolutely no pun intended, scratching is a fundamental feline right and I will not… Continue reading Cat Chronicles – The Official Complaint
In remnants of red gauzy linen, cream checked cotton and a uneven oblong of flowery vintage something. The pattern I used was the ‘1930s’ Blouse’ from the book that tied-in with second series of the Great British Sewing Bee – ‘The Great British Sewing Bee: Sew Your Own Wardrobe’. Don’t have the book? Here is… Continue reading 1930s’ Blouse – Great British Sewing Bee
The last of the OWOP hacks. This dress is YET ANOTHER survivor from OWOP 01 and aptly demonstrates that when I re-started this sewing malarkey I had much less quality control. Exhibit ‘A’ m’lud: In my defence this was more or less my first attempt at a zip of this length (22″?) Not terrible enough for you? … Continue reading Nautical but Nice?
Despite being a HUGE Liberty geek I don’t know the name of this print… so… this is Vogue 1739 in something blue. This frock is yet another survivor from OWOP 01, there are so many of them! I sure don’t know how to throw my hand-mades away. I blame the tana lawn it washes… Continue reading Take a bow, bow.
Vogue 1739 in a Cath Kidston print for OWOP Day Two. Currently sporting a sweetheart neckline and a side zip, both of which are deviations from the true pattern. Ha! This is a deviant dress, that amuses me muchly! The same as yesterday, this is another survivor from OWOP 01 and another dress that is… Continue reading Sweetheart Hack
Good morrow dear readers, are you OWOPping? I am and I have (foolishly?) chosen to re-visit the pattern and indeed the very garments that I wore for the inaugural OWOP. What pattern could hold such sway I hear you say? Well it’s this: Vogue 1739 (1996). The bleached out looking dress on the right which is,… Continue reading Up, up, OWOP and away!
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