tangerine n. – a widely cultivated variety of mandarin orange the same colour as my new skirt!dream n. – a fanciful vision of the conscious mind that I can still wear skirts above my knees! Do I look happy with my new skirt?Nope! I thought this fabric would make up nicely in a tulip skirt – so I used Burdastyle #114 […]
Read MoreI’m a little bit over my trench coat at the moment, so decided to take a break from it and whip up something more fun – a little pink jacket! The fabric is a textured wool that I picked up in the Global Textiles sale recently. I’m not normally a pink girl, but this was quite a unique shade […]
Read MoreI have a roll of rather-boring-brown-knit.I don’t know why I was left with this piece when I sold off all my fabric ends – I’m guessing it fell off the back of the truck, or maybe the guy left it behind on purpose!!Whatever – there is 10m of chocolate brown 50% wool/50% viscose stretchy stuff. Now you know I […]
Read MoreTa-dah: – this little top is from remnants! I cannot bring myself to throw anything remotely useful out, and this camisole was made out of the leftovers of my Emerald Shift Dress – don’t you love these unplanned and impulsive little wardrobe bonuses?! I underlined all the fabric except at the bust darts, which were french seamed as described here. […]
Read MoreI’ve finished my green dress, and I’m really pleased with the result: I haven’t pressed it at all since wearing it to the wedding, so considering this fabric is a very-easily-creased silk/viscose, I’m impressed – it just shows you the value of interlining! The fabric was a bit lighter than my green shoes, […]
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