tie-dye cardigan
I've made another little cardigan... the last, I promise! for at least a little while! I didn't really need another one but I said I'd thought of yet another little way the construction of this design...
View Articleoutfits for small boys
As promised to myself; I've made four more tiny little outfits, this time for four little baby boys. Tomorrow I'll be sending these off to Tiny Sparks and they will be available to parents of sick...
View Articlecoral floral with bells on it
Yes, my new shirtdress literally does have bells on it. The gold buttons are mini jingle bells, the type you put on cutesie wootsie Christmas decorations. Whimsical and impractical although many of...
View Articlean Alabama Chanin project; “Magdalena Dusk”
The very lovely Lisa, of Lisa’s Carolina Handmade very kindly sent to me some really beautiful and special fabric; some 100% organic cotton jersey from the Alabama Chanin store in the United States....
View Articlebrick bathers
It’s a yearly ritual; summer approaching, new bathers. I’m very hard on my bathers. I hardly ever wash the salt water or chlorine out; they get scrumpled up in a wet, sandy, salty towel, left in the...
View Articleteal dress
New dress! Well actually it’s not really new at all, in fact I made it barely a year ago… it just feels like a brand spanking new thing somehow just because it’s a brand spanking new colour. I...
View Articletie-front cardigan from a Tshirt pattern; a brief tutorial
Remember recently I made a little paprika cardigan? and I wasn’t super happy with my construction technique of the fronts and could visualise a far better method of getting that front edge nice and...
View Articleivory Ruby
Hello! I’ve made a new slip; which looks superficially rather plain and boring, belying the hours of of care that has been lavished upon it, haha! Bias hemlines! aaaaugh! *insert Munchian scream...
View ArticleStash Box, plus miniature clothing for tiny people
Recently I was asked by Two Blue Birdies; a Melbourne based, online fabric and haberdashery store to review their Stash Box. What is the Stash Box, you might ask? Well, it is like a little mystery...
View Articletie-dye cardigan
I’ve made another little cardigan… the last, I promise! for at least a little while! I didn’t really need another one but I said I’d thought of yet another little way the construction of this design...
View Articleoutfits for small boys
As promised to myself; I’ve made four more tiny little outfits, this time for four little baby boys. Tomorrow I’ll be sending these off to Tiny Sparks and they will be available to parents of sick...
View Articlecoral floral with bells on it
Yes, my new shirtdress literally does have bells on it. The gold buttons are mini jingle bells, the type you put on cutesie wootsie Christmas decorations. Whimsical and impractical although many of...
View Articlepalest grey/green set
A new lingerie set… Patterns; bra is the Watson, by cloth habit; the longline version, and the ultra-cute knickers; which appear superficially like ginormous granny-knickers on the flat but seriously,...
View Articlea Japanese indigo dress
I’ve made another Yoshimi dress Pattern: Vogue 2900. This pattern will always be in my head the “Yoshimi dress” since her versions are all very inspiring to me, and as well, the lovely Yoshimi...
View ArticleChristmas mignardises
So, every year I make something small to give to close friends and family for Christmas, sometimes a Christmas ornament, sometimes a sweet treat to eat. This year, I decided on eatables; mini...
View Articlea bevy of beanies
A bounty of beanies! Buckets of beanies! Beanies galore! Beanies beanies beanies! Beanies! Beeeeeeeeanies… So, I might have beanies on the freaking brain … Continue Reading →
View Article3 hoodies
In other Christmas “making” I also made hoodies for my three menfolk; Craig, and for Tim and Sam. For the … Continue Reading →
View Article2015; a retrospective
The last day of the year! now for some riveting (haha) navel-gazing upon the creation and wearing of my clothing. Kicking off with my favourite outfit … Continue Reading → The post 2015; a...
View Articlewelt pocket in a shearling coat
SO! I’m currently making a shearling jacket to take to our much anticipated trip to snowier climes, coming up v v … Continue Reading → The post welt pocket in a shearling coat appeared first on...
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