There’s been an initiative taking place in the UK called “Small Beginnings, Great Expectations”, which I discounted when I first heard of it because it seemed that I needed to be in the UK to participate. Once I had all the details I changed my mind and had a chat to Jill, the organiser. I […]
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Fibreswest has moved to a new venue – the Narrogin Agricultural College, which is situated on a beautiful 1,404 hectare commercial farm which supports both crops and livestock. They run commercial Merino sheep, a Suffolk stud, Black Angus cattle and a free-range commercial egg production enterprise. Much of the food we ate came from the […]
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When Liz Haywood showed a jacket that she had published in the Jaanese magazine, Cotton Time, I knew I needed it in my wardrobe. I could only find the magazine on Amazon Japan, which is a bit upsetting, but I bought it anyway. It’s a lovely magazine and there are several things in it that […]
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The latest Fibremood magazine, Edition 35, has been released and some of the patterns have been organised into families, where one pattern can be made a few different ways, which is such an interesting initiative. The Thalia comes with a crossover front, but it’s family member, the Tiany, doesn’t. The similarities between the two patterns […]
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I have never seen a Stokx Stadtmantel I haven’t immediately loved, so have been desperate to add one to my wardrobe for at least a year. I had a lot of trouble printing the pattern, so the lovely Lindy of Stokx Patterns sent me a hard copy all the way from Berlin. So generous! So […]
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I’m about to embark upon a flurry of blog posts and this is the first. There’s a Sew Together For Summer 2025 challenge going on over on Instagram which is to sew a coordinating set. The rules state that the set needs to be from the same fabric or, can both be colour blocked from […]
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This is actually the first top I made this year, but it took a fair bit of effort. The Stokx Kris Top is cut on the bias and needs a fairly wide piece of fabric. I had so many pieces of fabric out of my stash but they were all 90cm wide which made cutting […]
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I’ve had a fun couple of months making for the grandchildren, most of which has now been dispensed. As I write this I realise that I forgot to photograph a few things, but never mind. First up were two dolls for Little E and baby I. I used an extra large white tee shirt which […]
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Once I had made the denim zero waste belt bag I knew I wanted a leather one, so set about checking the stash for suitable leather. Ideally I wanted soft, thin leather that would be easy to sew and wear. I have a lot of such leather but not in large enough pieces to make […]
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I have a brand new granddaughter and of course I had to make a few things. As I have mentioned before her great grandmother recently passed away and I was asked if I’d like her fabric stash. I wanted to use as much of her fabric and notions as I could for these makes. I […]
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