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Liberty and crochet set
This is my new lingerie set, made in Wiltshire Liberty tana lawn, colour Cranberry. I bought the fabric from Tessuti's in Melbourne whilst we were there last year, along with the Maker's Journal Tried...
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Paper dolls
8th - 13th February(if you're new, I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)Black Issey...
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One Week One Cat
Monday's cat ...Tuesday's cat....Wednesday...Thursday...Friday...Saturday...and finally; Sunday's catA natural to the modelling business, yes?This is an ode to One Week One Pattern; brainchild of Tilly...
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You can leave your hat on...
I've made a hat.I used Vogue 8844, and the fabric is a soft ivory corduroy, harvested from a pair of Cassie’s old worn-out jeans that has been living in my good sammies pile for the past four or five...
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the paper doll project
14th - 19th February(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:pink lace dress over...
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Pisces
Look at my little silver tiddler!So, a few years ago, at the annual Fabulous Fabrics Christmas sale, I was moved by some mad irrational impulse to purchase 2m of silver sequined stretchy fabric....
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the paper doll project, and a thermal
20th - 25th February(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:Japanese print...
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Pisces II
... the other fish! Because we all know Pisces has two fish, right? :) although I'm afraid the best I could eke out was one and a half fish from the length I had!I made a skirt for myself from the...
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the paper doll project
26th February - 3rd March(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:sunset maxi...
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Linda Jackson; at the NGV
above: at left; silk chiffon gown; at right, screen printed kimono jacketI was idly sorting out my phone the other day, and came across some pictures I snapped at the Linda Jackson Bush Couture...
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Raspberry cropped jacket; 6 different ways
I first made this raspberry red, bracelet sleeved, silk hessian jacket a couple of years ago, using Vogue 2894 and the squeensiest length of raspberry red silk hessian. It felt like a miracle I was...
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Cut-out things
I made this little lace jacket/cardi/top thing many years ago, probably ten years ago! way before I started my blog, but even though it has appeared here a coupla times I've just realised it's never...
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hello
4th - 9th March(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:blue denim/chambray dress...
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Knots
I've made a dress, utilising the design on p52 of Pattern Magic, by Tomoko Nakamichi.This appears to be a fairly plain dress on a casual glance. But it is not. It has a "feature": a feature that...
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10th - 15th March(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:billowy white shirt +...
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Just a spot of emerald
Top o' the mornin' evenin' to you!!St Patricks day seemed an appropriate occasion to pull out this length of emerald green corduroy from the stash and make it up into something. Anything. I bought...
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apparently necessary...
Follow my blog with Bloglovinlater edit:And I made a button!!My first ...Believe me, I have close to non-existent Photoshop expertise, but I found this great article and used the excellent Glass Button...
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16th - 20th March(I've pledged to wear only clothes handmade by me this year and to sketch my daily outfits in my Fashionary. I'm calling this the paper doll project)from left:blue chambray dress +...
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Blue-bell sleeves
Hello :)I've made a new top. Actually I made this a little while ago, and I've suddenly came to the glorious realisation that hey! the autumnal weather is here and it's actually beautiful enough to...
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an Easter Egg tree
So, my offspring might be past the age where seasonal kindergarten crafts hold much allure anymore. Nonetheless I occasionally indulge in silly decorative flights of fancy. Upon first sight Sam...
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