During the SewApril competition earlier this year I won some fabric from Fibers to Fabric and I chose this beautiful viscose rayon, which feels like silk, it’s so drapey and smooth, and yes, silky! I didn’t get very much but really wanted to use it for summer as it is so pretty. I considered many […]
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The lovely Suzy from @sewing_in_spain on Instagram suggested I make a Matchy Matchy Sewing club Collage Gather Top to use some of my smaller pieces of fabric. I wasn’t certain how it would be on my body, but I actually love it, so thank you Suzy! I’ve already blogged a couple of pairs of trousers […]
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I’ve been doing a bit of dyeing lately, most of it red for a few Christmas type things and a new top for me, to be reported on soon. As the dyeing finishes I throw in other fabric just so it doesn’t get wasted and it tends to come out pink. My son-in-law has given […]
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I have long said that I would never wear a pair of barrel trousers, mostly because I always feel as though they’d make me look like I had left my horse behind. Then I kept seeing the Fibremood Gizeh trousers and felt really tempted. I was finally persuaded by Sheila who is @Sheilalovesfabric on Instagram. […]
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I was doing some red dyeing for a Christmas stocking for an expected grandchild, when I felt the dye pot wasn’t quite exhausted so I began tossing in old tablecloths. They came out pink, so I thought I’d made Misses G and E a dress each. I wanted a gathered dress for twirling so got […]
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