Making Life more Beautiful
Lots of people have suggested I try Style Arc, an Australian based company that sells modern looking, mainly casual wear patterns. The pattern: Talia Woven trousers I decided to give it a go as I really wanted to make some … Continued
Apparently corduroy started life as a type of Fustian. I remember clearly reading about both fabrics in one of my GCE O level books, The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The man was of fine figure, swarthy, and stern … Continued
The Jewellery making course continues and we have recently finished the most amazing pendants. I really love this design. The first week we were shown three examples of this square, textured pendant in various sizes. The photograph shows different textures – … Continued
As I have mentioned before we have moved, at the weekends, to live in the Cotswolds. And although I come from a Cotton Town I now find myself in the heart of the ancient wool country. The Romans introduced sheep with … Continued
We spent last weekend in lovely Lancashire, where my mother lives. Nick and I went up with my (other) son George and his wife Bianca. I mentioned that Mum had had a nasty fall. Thank you for all your kind … Continued
No sooner had she crashed out of SWAP than she was already making new plans. Like the jilted lover she deal with her grief by shouting “NEXT!” I mentioned on Saturday that I hope to create a few items for … Continued
Thank you for all giving me your advice on the MANSWAP – where I try to create an 11 piece wardrobe for my son in four months (now two). I have four out of 11 garments done. If I was … Continued
Every year there is a conference in the South of France for the property industry. Even though I have worked about 26 years in this industry I have never attended the event. It just seemed a little inappropriate to go … Continued
Jenny the Lilac Cat reacted to the Trump post last week by asking The entertaining GQ clip suggests ‘brown and blue is a winning combination’. As my fashion guru do you agree? I am with GQ on this. “Brown” and … Continued
When I was taught the rudiments of traditional tailoring at college we were told that this was quite different from “soft tailoring”. I am not sure this word is still used much to describe the difference between proper tailoring and … Continued
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