As part of the Repurpose, Reuse, and Refashion month I thought I would dig around in the Tom and Bridgette reject basket and see what I could come up with to play with. I found this top of Bridgette’s and thought it might make a nice skirt. I really like the caramel coloured band at […]
Read moreBlue White Russian
Having made the pink White Russian, I immediately wanted to make another one. I had a piece of lovely blue knit fabric in my stash that my friend Thelma donated to me last year. I’ve been really keen to make this fabric into something, but it was too small to make anything appropriate until I looked at […]
Read moreRepurposed t-shirt
August is the month to repurpose, reuse and refashion so I thought I would attack this big basket of knit fabric garments most of which were kindly donated to me by Tom and Bridgette. I had thought that I would cut up all these garments to make a rag rug for our camper trailer, but […]
Read moreCoco double act
I was going to entitle this blog “Two little maids are we” but thought better of it, however we do look rather, er, twinlike! (only in the clothing department!!) Hot on the heels of Gabby’s Coco top, I made one for myself from the other two scarves that she kindly donated. I made her […]
Read more1980s jacket refashion
When my friend Thelma gave me a bag of fabric and clothing for refashioning, this multi-coloured suede jacket was among the goodies. Oh my word! This jacket is amazing. It is clearly from the 1980s and it is boxy with very wiiide shoulders. But it’s a work of art – all that piecing together […]
Read moreTwo scarves make a Coco
The lovely Gabrielle who owns the shop Heaven Wrapped gave me four scarves a while ago to make a top for her and a top for me. Terrifying! They are pure wool, shirred and quite fine and I wasn’t sure how they would make up. The label said Dry Clean Only, and how can you have […]
Read moreRecycled skirt take two
I accidentally published this post a couple of days ago and then had to delete it because it was incomplete, so this is my second attempt. Apologies! This was a skirt given to me by my friend Thelma. This is what it looked like when it was donated last year (being modelled in a paddock […]
Read moreDreams of snails?
I think this says “dreams of snails”? This fabric had me paralysed. It is a beautiful silk scarf that was a gift, I knew I wouldn’t wear it as a scarf, and I really didn’t want to waste it. It has a lovely snail design in quite vivid colours I washed it and it went […]
Read moreR is for Reshaping
I have a number of pairs of jeans – none of which fit me properly. I am exploring making some and am enrolled in several classes concurrently, but in the meantime, I have had a fiddle with these jeans. Here are some before photos They are Not Your Daughter’s Jeans and they are a fairly […]
Read moreM is for Medallion
… or it could be Majority, because today is Archie’s 21st birthday party. He had to wait until after exams, so it’s a little belated. The medallion reference is to the pattern at the front of the dress – a bit of a stretch, and thanks to my friend S who suggested it (so it’s […]
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