I seem to be making Pepper the puppy a whole new wardrobe, but hopefully this will be the end of it – for a while! I decided that Pepper needed a rain coat as we’ve had a lot of rain lately. I used Simplicity 9520 again. I had some scraps of thrifted ripstop, leftover from […]
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Old jeans to dog coat
It absolutely had to happen, I took a jeans leg and made a coat for Pepper, using Simplicity 9520, which is exactly what I was looking for. I made View D without the appliqué, although that O made to look like a paw is very cute and I’m sure I’ll succumb at some point. No […]
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Old jeans to Stokx Flirt Skirt
Yes, I still seem to be awash in deconstructed jeans so I thought I’d make a Stokx Flirt skirt. This seemingly small skirt takes quite a bit of fabric and it took the legs of 3 pairs of jeans to create it. I wanted to vary the colour of denim, so chose light and dark […]
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More upcycled jeans
I’ve been on an upcycled jeans kick, with some of the results here, here and here, and thought I should show a few of the other things I’ve made. Please note that the introductory photo shows it all! I need a few denim things for the Fibres West residential programme, which is happening in October, […]
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Tauko Louvre
The latest edition of Tauko Magazine, issue 16, has one of Liz Haywood’s zero waste creations, a zero waste beret. Imagine my excitement when Liz contacted me months ago and asked me if I’d be willing to be a fit model as my head is the smallest size, and my husband’s is the biggest, so […]
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Upcycled denim Stokx Play Pants
When the theme for Sew Together for Summer was announced, I wondered if I could make a coordinating set from upcycled jeans. I had already been thinking of making a Tauko Magazine Centrefold, but knew I wouldn’t get it from a single pair of jeans, so thought I could get two garments from two pairs […]
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Tauko Denim Centrefold
The minute I saw the Lara Eichwede Centrefold pattern I knew I had to make it from some upcycled jeans. I also wanted to make a pair of trousers to go with it, also from jeans, which I’ll blog in another post. I found two pairs on the free rack at my favourite country op […]
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Tauko Magazine Centrefold
I was lucky enough to make a pattern from the latest issue of Tauko Magazine, Issue 16 and I chose the TAUKO Centrefold by Lara Eichwede. I chose it because I thought it was a pattern I could easily adapt for winter conditions and it looked like it would be useful for upcycled fabrics. It’s […]
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Stokx Annie Hose
I’ve had some sizing issues with my Stokx Play Pants and the Stokx Square Pants, so Lindy from Stokx Patterns suggested I try the Annie Hose as being a more petite fit, although I don’t think I’m particularly petite. They are described as a fitted, slim legged trouser with splendid pockets (which is absolutely true), […]
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Pink shorts set
I’m about to embark upon a flurry of blog posts and this is the first. There’s a Sew Together For Summer 2025 challenge going on over on Instagram which is to sew a coordinating set. The rules state that the set needs to be from the same fabric or, can both be colour blocked from […]
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