Archive for the ‘clothes’ Category

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Tweet These are a pair of culottes.  I made them last Saturday.  Julian and Abby were out for the day.  I had a lovely new pattern and two metres of beautiful, crisp drill.  Exciting stuff for us sewists. Now, it’s been a while since I made anything for myself that needed to fit accurately.  So [...]

just add crochet

Apr
2013
15

posted by on books, clothes, crochet, thrifted

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Tweet :: sigh :: I think I may need to put down the crochet hook.  If I’m not careful, every litle thing will wind up with a crochet trim.  I fear I will soon turn into The Chicken Sisters, Laura Numeroff’s fabulous picture book that Abby loved when she was little … omg!  Check out [...]

chopping a cardie

Apr
2013
12

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Tweet … as opposed to knitting a cardie :-) It started with this jumper … I think I inherited it from an aunty … it’s lambswool with a bit of mohair.  Very soft and cosy.  But it was just a little claustrophobic as a jumper and it’s sat, unworn, in my woollens cupboard for the [...]

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Tweet Way back in spring 2012, Mum rang me one day to see if I’d like a new hat for summer.  She was at a little boutique in downtown Merimbula and had found some very sweet, inexpensive crocheted paper hats.  I was keen so she picked out a sky blue one for me and one [...]

comforts for Frida

Feb
2013
22

posted by on clothes, crochet, dolls, Frida, sewing, thrifted

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Tweet Confession:  today is the first time, in more than 30 years of machine sewing, that I worked out how to use the seam guide.  Cool!  This is without doubt, the most liberating gadget I have ever fastened to a sewing machine.  I think my life is about to get even better. First up – [...]

posted by on chatter, clothes, family, knitting, patchwork, sewing

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Tweet Huh?  She’s fifteen, when does she nap? In the morning of course :-)  For hours and hours and hours.  My eyes pop open and body stretches around 6am every morning.  It’s truly an effort to stay in bed past 7am.  Besides, I love the freshness of the new morning – the light, the soft [...]

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Tweet Yesterday morn, before being completely won over with excitement at my drop waisted dress, I was actually cutting out a new sun frock for Abby.  We found this darling apple fabric – 100% cotton lightweight drill – at Spotlight. I’ve not previously been a huge fan of Spotlight – the quality of their fabric [...]

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Tweet It’s so hot.  So so so so so so hot.  When we step out into the sun, we are assaulted by gusty winds that feel like a giant hairdryer.  Everything is parched.  Apparently it’s the beginning of a hot dry summer – the like of which we’ve not seen for four years.  Ugh! So [...]