I’ve been participating in an Instagram sewalong of a Maven French dart dress and managed to sew two. The first one I made from a piece of vintage batik, which still had the gold seal sticker on it. This came from my mother’s stash and was possibly bought by my father on one of his […]
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Summer is coming and I felt that familiar need to make a new casual swimsuit. Then I decided that another one to swim laps in wouldn’t go astray. Then I found a Jalie swimsuit pattern that I had bought at the Fibres West garage sale. So, unable to choose between them, I decided to make […]
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I’ve been wanting to make my granddaughter a Waldorf doll, as something she can keep her whole life and perhaps learn to make clothes for. If you have never heard of these dolls, they are generally made of all natural fibres including their body, hair, stuffing and clothes. The doll’s appearance is intentionally simple in order […]
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I really enjoy the Making Zen workshops but find the time difference frustrating for the free workshops, so buy the VIP course which means I have lifetime access and can be very chilled about when I watch and in what order. A couple of the workshops were quite timely. I have been embroidering a panel, […]
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