Well another year, another Me Made May. For the first time I’ve actually managed to not have repeats (except tights and underwear, and my made by me boots), and I am both proud and slightly ashamed of this fact. I could probably go for a couple of months without repeats, so it’s time I stopped […]
Read moreTights galore
I’ve made quite a few pairs of tights for Me-Made-May and most of them required dyeing as the base fabrics were fairly terrible colours. The piece below is a minty green colour that was last fashionable in the noughties. It finished up being the indigo at the left of this photo, and the charcoal colour next […]
Read moreHand knitted wrap
I was in a shop (Heaven Wrapped, Claremont) the other day and I saw a wrap which quite took my fancy and immediately decided that I wanted to replicate it. It was knitted with two contrasting strands of wool, folded over and sewn. Here is my “interpretation” which is now completely different! I found lots […]
Read moreDyeing for some tights
In order to fulfil my Me-Made-May pledge (at the bottom of this post), I decided that I need some tights, stat! Unfortunately, a quick exploration of my stash revealed this as the most likely contender, and I didn’t think several pairs of hot pink tights would cut the mustard. So, I did what most normal […]
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