I think I may have blogged this top during Me-Made-May, but I can’t find it, so thought I would do it again. This is a self-drafted, machine-knitted top where I used the plating technique to get a contrasting coloured yarn on the inside. I made it about two years ago. Plating is simply threading the […]
Read moreStash or bust?
Soo… I was wondering what constitutes a stash and a stash bust. Is it a stash when it moves into the cupboard (as against being in a bag on the floor, or piled on the chair)? Is it when it is a week old? a month old? a year old?? Hmmm, no definitive answer methinks. […]
Read morea-glamping we will go…
…sung to the tune of “a hunting we will go”. Believe it or not, none of us could remember the word “hunting”, we just had glamping in our heads. Took a while to remember it. We drove down to Margaret River last night, once Mark got home from work. Mark set up the trailer whilst […]
Read moreJeanius
So, last day of Me-Made-May ’13 and I decided to make red jeans – my first ever attempt and I am pretty pleased with them. I bought the fabric in Kutwell Fabrics, Christchurch, NZ and used the StyleArc Sandra Jeans pattern. I bought size 8, but they are too big; I really need size 7. […]
Read moreBag lady
Today I am wearing carrying a new bag – just what I need! This bag has been many days in the making, I struggled a bit with the instructions and the making of the bag, but it looks ok (from a distance). It is a lovely shape, and I had to master the art of chenille […]
Read moreDr who??
Today I am wearing the usual StyleArc pants and top, my green cashmere machine knitted socks, and my Dr Who scarf made from Tsumugi silk yarn from Japan. The design is by Stephen Dair from Dairing and this is a lovely, lovely scarf to wear. The yarn is sort of raw silk, but it is soft […]
Read moreFelt something
Today for me-made I have on another original garment – a felted disk wrap which I lined with some very ancient machine washable wool from my stash. The felted disk fabric was a remnant (natch!) from Potter’s, and the lining fabric comes complete with moth holes, which are cleverly disguised by the felted fabric. The […]
Read moreSewed all weekend…
…and I have nothing to show for it! Today for me-made I wore four things: Elle pants and Susan top by StyleArc, the o-ring necklace by Dairing, and a handknitted poncho, pattern by Jo Sharp, yarn by Filatura di Crosa. I made the poncho about three or four years ago and have worn it a […]
Read moreChecks and balances
Today I am wearing only two things I’ve made, the Elle pants from StyleArc and a top that I made last night. It is from two remnants that I have managed to combine into one top using Vogue 8771. I saw this top in a shop in Claremont this morning, so am feeling quite chuffed. […]
Read moreSABLE!
So, I was at the Quilt and Craft Fair yesterday with my friend M, and she mentioned the acronym SABLE – Stash Accumulation Beyond Life Expectancy – how good is that, and how true for me! I can’t see how I can work my way through any of my stashes over the next 20 years, […]
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