I’ve been doing a bit of dyeing lately, most of it red for a few Christmas type things and a new top for me, to be reported on soon. As the dyeing finishes I throw in other fabric just so it doesn’t get wasted and it tends to come out pink. My son-in-law has given […]
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A while back Megan found some RM Williams moleskin deadstock in bone and burgundy, and Katherine, Megan and I got 2m of each colour each and decided that it would be our next sewalong, which coincided beautifully with Jamming June for Magamsewalong. Katherine dyed her light moleskin pale blue, which is gorgeous and stopped us […]
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Lindy from Stokx Patterns has recently been detailing a cardigan hack from any sort of tee shirt, but specifically from her Kim and Skater tops, and I was lucky enough to be sent the instructions. I immediately knew which fabric I was going to use; some beautiful brown ponte given to me by my friend […]
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I’ve long been wanting a long Stokx Flirt Skirt, especially after seeing Wendy’s on IG (@whendy7). This is one of the many hacks that Lindy from Stokx Patterns offers, but I struggled to find a piece of fabric big enough. I did think of colour blocking several pieces of fabric together but wanted a neutral […]
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Ever since last winter I have been trying to get around to making another Stokx Skater top, and dropping the waistline. I found my last one a bit high in the waist, although it doesn’t look high, it just feels it. I used some beautiful cotton knit given to me by Jenny (@joeandroxy on IG). […]
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I’d just been considering what to refashion for Refebulous, an annual sewing challenge held in February, which aims to inspire people to repair/refashion/reuse clothes, when I found this pair of jeans on the free rail of the community op shop in Manjimup. Unlike most jeans I see in op shops, these had a fair amount […]
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