Archive for the ‘sewing’ Category
TweetThis is one of my favourite dresses. It is the only one, from the mid 1980s when our wardrobes were full of pretty dropped waisted dresses, that is still being worn regularly and with much pleasure. Oh those were the days :-) Being in a household of girls – with many aunties – we all [...]
TweetWell … as I sit here at my desk, lamp on, surrounded by huge tomes of anatomy, clinical skills, and the politics of childbirth, it dawns on me that I’ve not yet finished my first WEEK of university and already I feel a wee bit overwhelmed. Everybody said it is a huge course. Everybody said [...]
TweetIsn’t it funny that when you have unlimited creative time at your disposal, you run out of puff! As the night deepens, all i want to do is flop on the sofa, watching an amazing documentary about volcanoes in the Pacific Ocean, crocheting stripes a la Lucy. Did you know of this extraordinary archipelago of [...]
Tweet Summer is truly here today. It has been glorious, and luckily it’s one of my days off and I’ve been able to spend a good part of it in the garden with friendly folk. And my summery blouse is finished – a pretty MoMo fabric tranformed by Butterick 5217. I added 3 inches to [...]
Tweet It’s been such a topsy turvy Advent this year but today, everything went according to plan – finally :-) Abby and I had planned to knit each of her teachers a cotton face cloth and use them to wrap a lovely block of organic Australian made soap from the South Melbourne Market. For her [...]
Tweet Oh my! How did it get to be the middle of December! Last we spoke, I had just made my emergency dash to Brisbane to look after Mum and now … my how time flies. Vanishes. Disappears. Shrinks. All of those things. We have had SUCH a few weeks. After 10 days in Brisbane, [...]
Tweet All stops were pulled out today to start and finish Abby’s trick or treat bag. And it’s done. But no Lydia nightdress – it will be finished later this week, and as it’s sleeveless, will make a lovely summer nightdress. It would have been too cold tonight dear girl – it’s blustery, pouring rain [...]
Tweet After a whole evening’s sewing, unpicking, sewing, unpicking, sewing, unpicking and sewing. Then a whole morning’s unpicking. Then another morning’s sewing, my new handbag is finally usable. I started this the night before I flew off to Canberra. You know how it is, when you have a deadline (i.e. 4 am trip to the [...]
Tweet Out the back of the bookstore is a large outdoor carpark. At one end, are a cluster of donation bins. They are for clothes and small household items that fit into the shutes of the bins. Plastered across these bins are glaring signs warning people NOT to simply dump large household items in front [...]
TweetBeing a gatherer of the old, quaint and well-loved, I am especially aglow when something that makes its way home with me has its previous owner’s name on it. It all began with my Nanny Dougall’s plates. She had a love of pretty floral china plates. Living in the country, being a member of the [...]
Tweetwarning: following you will find the worst photos I have ever taken. Sorry if they hurt your eyes and make you reach for stronger glasses. Indulge me :-) They were taken with my iphone (one of the older ones, not a good camera) from illustrations in a book in which every second photo was blurry. [...]
Tweet This is Dido. She is Abby’s latest creation – made from beautiful pure wool felt from one of our favourite local shops – the Little Sparrow. Oh my is this one pretty shop – full of beautiful Steiner-inspired toys and craft supplies and their felt is just scrumptious. Most of it is hand-dyed so [...]
