family sewing, Knitting, Me-Made-May '13

Disgusting mess

…this is what my lovely child said when I told him I needed a photo taken in my room for MMM’s Friday theme. Oh well, he’s right of course! Have a look – this is only half the disgusting mess – the knitting side can’t be seen in this photo: My me-mades today are the […]

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Knitting, Me-Made-May '13, Sewing

“Romantic blouse” – not so romantic on me.

Well, I’m still going with MMM, which is a miracle. Today I managed to magic up three items – the red Filatura di Crosa “blouse”  from Superior yarn, which is so warm, with black Elle pants from StyleArc and a pair of red cashmere/wool socks. I knitted the Superior Romantic Blouse from the Filatura di […]

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family sewing, Knitting, Me-Made-May '13, Sewing

Feeling murky

Last night  I had to whip up a little something to wear today – another Susan top from StyleArc – even I’m getting bored now! The fabric is lovely though – a remnant from Knitwit. I’m also wearing the StyleArc Elle pants, a handknitted spiral scarf from yarn left over from a cardigan and gorgeous […]

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family sewing, Knitting, Me-Made-May '13, Sewing

It’s not easy being green

Me-Made-May ’13 has been going for 7 days now and, although I only pledged to wear something handmade twice a week, I got all competitive with myself and have worn nearly all my handmades already. Today I’m pretending that it’s cold (actually it is a bit chilly) and wearing a green Filatura di Crosa jumper […]

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Knitting, Me-Made-May '13, Other creative endeavour, Photography, Sewing

Brain droppings

… with apologies to George Carlin for borrowing the title of his book, but it was the only title I could think of which reflected my blogging today. This post was motivated by a visit from my son, Tom, who is required to write an essay which posits that science and creativity were at odds […]

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family sewing, Knitting, Me-Made-May '13, Sewing

Sue’s Sewing Surge (or is that serge?)

OK, I love alliteration, hence the title of the post! This is my second attempt at this post, I managed to lose the first and the second attempt is never as good – I know this, of course, because of all those reports and papers that I’ve managed to lose over the years. I needed […]

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Me-Made-May '13, Sewing

Today I’ve worn a couple of different things

Today I’ve worn a couple of different things that I have made, but the photo shows what I’m wearing to Jersey Boys tonight. The outfit looks a bit sloppily put together as I was in a hurry to get the photo taken before the light failed. Now I’ve taken the photo, I decided against the […]

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Sewing

I managed to dredge up 4 things

I managed to dredge up 4 things to wear today – including a couple of things that I haven’t worn for a while. Still in my messy office, but I might find a more interesting background at the weekend. I am really liking the whole underpinning philosophy of the MMM’13 – good sustainability principles and […]

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Knitting, Sewing

What’s in a name?

Well, it’s day two of the Me-Made-May and I am beginning to panic about finding enough handmades in my wardrobe to last a month! I went for a trawl last night and have got quite a few things, but not many suitable for work. My menfolk, on the other hand, are doing quite well from […]

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Sewing

Me-Made-May ’13

I was quite excited to start this challenge, and managed to wear (almost) head to toe handmade.  Excuse the location – I had to take the photos at work! I have on the Elle pants and Susan top (modified to make the neck higher and the top longer). I also have on a rectangle with […]

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