I went to start something new this weekend, but very obediently stopped myself in my tracks thinking I had plenty of projects that I Really Should Finish! Like the Chanel Jacket that I started last year, the shell lying neglected because it is a bit too big for me…sigh…all that over-ambitious quilting, so much for […]
Read MoreWould you ever pay $58 for a button? Well I just did! It is a very special button though – a gilt button of the 58th (Rutlandshire) Regiment of Foot. And what is so special about that, you say? Well it was the same regiment of the British army my great-great-grandfather joined way back in […]
Read MoreI started these mittens two years ago! I finished the first one and then single-sock-syndrome set in, or should I say mono-mitten-madness? Whatever – I’ve spent the last couple of weeks finishing off number two and here are the photos to prove it: dorsal aspect palmar aspect – spot the thumbs?! The pattern on […]
Read MoreI had some time this morning to photograph my newly finished Anzac Coat. If you followed the Ready-To-Wear Tailoring Sewalong, you’ll know this coat inside out – literally! And if you are sick of the sight of it – I promise this is the last post. Oh dear, is that a pun?! I’d like to […]
Read MoreDuring the RTW Tailoring Sewalong I started suffering from “jacketitis”, and the only cure for this is to make something completely random and unplanned, so I whipped up these trousers from stash. “Whip up” being a bit of a lie, as they had six pockets – two of them requiring unpicking precision stitching! Plus the fit […]
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