During May I fell off the wagon big time by buying 25 metres of fabric in the Knitwit sale, nearly all of it for $5 a metre. I did manage to offload 5 metres on to my sister before she headed back to England (hehe!), but I still have a crazy amount of other fabric […]
Read moreSilk Gabriola
I hadn’t really planned on making another long Gabriola skirt this quickly, but then I found some amazing silk and knew what it wanted to be! The skirt swishes most appealingly – because of the construction and because of the fabric. It felt perfect for the autumn weather we have been experiencing, due to the […]
Read moreAnother Coco!
I have three lots of this remnant in my stash (go figure – I liked it so much, I wanted it all!) and thought I would use one lot on a Coco with a neckline modification. Basically I reduced the boat neck a bit so I wouldn’t get such a cold neck in the winter. I […]
Read moreEdelweiss belt
When I was cleaning up my mother’s possessions after she went into the home, I found this belt. It belonged to my eldest sister, Gill, who received it as a gift from a boyfriend, 54 years ago. The belt was bought in Austria when said boyfriend went there with his family. I have to say […]
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