When I saw the latest Fibremood Magazine, edition 38, I knew I needed to mke the Rima – stat! It’s a great sleeveless blouse with an optional cape. I loved the armhole darts and the necktie, although I hadn’t realised it was actually a drawstring, but the cape was a clincher – I’m a sucker […]
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I’ve made a Liz Haywood zero waste satchel before and loved it, but it was beginning to look a bit tatty so I thought it was time for a new one. The pattern is in her May e-zine, or in her new book! I wanted to make a few modifications such as having the ability […]
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In the 1980s my mother recovered her sofas and chairs with this magnificent floral linen and my sister recently passed on the scraps to me. I’ve already made a pair of Stokx Square Pants from it, but had a fair bit left over, so I dyed a couple of pieces. I used synthetic dyes because […]
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