I recently received a copy of Claire Wellesley-Smith’s beautiful new book Slow Stitch: Mindful and Contemplative Textile Art. It’s an absolutely gorgeous book from outside in, with a suitably tactile cover. Given the synergy of the book with Slotober, I thought it’d post a short review and some pictures before the […]
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These photos were taken alongside the Seine during my recent trip to Paris. The park where we took the photos is just outside the caravan park where we stay in Maisons-Laffitte and is a very peaceful spot, great for taking undisturbed blog photos. The dress is pattern V, Mini Dress
Mini Dress with Raglan Sleeves from Stylish Party Dresses Read More »
I recently got the chance to spend a Saturday in my garden dyeing with indigo. A mixture of fibres went into my indigo dye vat, including: A lingerie kit purchased from Merckwaerdigh. I purchased it with the intention of dyeing it, so selected a nude and copper kit, which was
I was really thrilled to be asked by Sew Over It to help pattern test their new pattern the Joan Dress. The version shown here was made using the test version of the pattern. I graded between an 8 at the bust, and 10 at the waist and hips. The design
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Just a super quick post to note that sign-up for the SewBrum merit badge swap will close on Wednesday 30th September. After this date you’re still very welcome to sign-up for the meet-up itself, but I won’t be pairing further badge swap partners, to ensure there is enough time to make
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Just in time, prior to the deadline, here’s my refashioners 2015 make. It’s photographed here at Les Invalides in Paris The top half of the dress is refashioned from a man’s shirt found in the Coventry British Heart Foundation shop, which is my favourite Coventry charity shop and a favourite
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After a lovely week’s holiday in Paris without wifi, I thought it was about time for a blog post! I’ve been waiting to write this post for a while, as I finished this knitting project back in June but it was too warm to pose for scarf photos. I was
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As a result of participating in #1year1outfit, and also becoming more interested in knitting, I have become fascinated by the wool content and provenance of yarn. If you are interested in unusual and rare breed yarn and local wool, then it doesn’t get much better than Blacker Yarns’ newest yarn Cornish
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Like last year, we’ll be holding a raffle at the SewBrum meet-up on 31st October. Raffle tickets are only on sale to attendees on the day of the meet-up and the raffle will be drawn in the afternoon at Guthrie & Ghani. All money raised by the raffle, along with
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Last weekend I got the chance to try dyeing with one of the dye plants I grew from seed in my garden. Of the plants I chose to grow, my biden and marigold plants have done really well. The teasel plants are looking very healthy (the leaves are huge), but don’t
A Naturally Dyed Wardrobe: Biden Read More »