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Zero Waste Tesselated Top

This month’s Making Zen had so many lovely classes and one was, of course, the one by Liz Haywood – Sew a Jersey Knit Top, Using a Tessellating Pattern. I made one from silk jersey and I love it, but as the weather has cooled down I wanted one that would be suitable for layering. […]

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Self drafted multi-way top

Many years ago I had a RTW top that I loved and which I could wear upside down for a different look. I wore it until it had no stretch left, but it’s been on my mind and I couldn’t find a single photo of it, but then I found that past Sue had rubbed […]

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Making Zen #4 plus other things

As my Making Zen May 2026 activities slow down, I thought I’d do a quick roundup, and add in a few other little things I’ve made. This is The Stitcher’s Pocket Companion by Giovanna Zara and I used scraps of denim with some fabric I had gel plate printed at Fibres West with Linda Stokes, […]

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Making Zen May 2026 Part 3

In my last couple of posts I referred to the Making Zen online retreat (the Liz Haywood Zero Waste top, and the Selina Ben treasure pouches), and I’ve been having so much fun I decided that I needed to document where I’ve got to so far. I couldn’t decide what to call this post but […]

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