Let me show you the knitting progress on my thrifted mustard tweed: The pattern I am using is #15 Harlow Suit Jacket from Verena Knitting January 2010 – it is a rather cute peplum design with contrast collar and front bands: I chose a plum yarn as the contrast, and even though there is no […]
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The front pleat on my 1969 Burda Dress is an inverted pleat – where two folds turn towards each other to meet on the outside. These can be folded from a single Front panel, or as in my case, made from separate R and L Fronts and an extra centre panel that forms the back […]
Read MoreRemember the bundle of Burda Moden’s I picked up recently? This is my version of Model 8107 from the July 1969 issue. I chose some sky blue stash-fabric-of-mysterious-composition to cut into, which is a bit cardboardy to be honest. This has it’s advantages and disadvantages – the bow sits nicely: …but the darts have a […]
Read MoreLast weekend we visited family in the South Island, so I thought I’d share a few pics – plus my op-shop finds! Early morning fog over Middlemarch, Otago.We drove right up that valley to Ranfurly and Naseby, then up over the Pigroot to the coast. On to Hyde, with it’s old hotel – if you […]
Read MoreI recently placed a bid on a bundle of ten Burda magazines from 1968 – and won! The sellers were moving overseas and kindly gifted me the other lots that didn’t sell, so I ended up with several more from 1967, 1969 and 1970. There is also one from 1980 thrown in too – it […]
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