Making Life more Beautiful
I wanted to see Fashioning a Reign, an exhibition of the clothes worn by Her Majesty the Queen during her long – 90 year – royal, life. Buckingham Palace is only ten minutes from my home, by bus, and I … Continued
I haven’t even finished my first knitting project and I am thinking about the next one. Not a problem – as the thinking and planning time is the most important aspect of a project, in my view. And I need … Continued
Just as an experiment I made a five minute video. It’s on the same topic as last Monday, (ie How important is fashion for dressmakers?) and will not be of great interest to regular readers who have been there, done … Continued
Doing the knitting I have finally started to make some progress with my jumper. My first attempt at cable stitching left me somewhat bemused. Holding the stitch behind or in front, stitching the next stitch and then going back to … Continued
I have wondered about fashion for quite some time. Many people sew because they don’t want to wear what is fashionable at the moment, choosing instead things that suit them. Things they like. While I wholeheartedly agree that sewing gives … Continued
Well how is that for a title? Hand sewing and thread. Not very thrilling. But – actually – it is! Do you have any of these? Sold as a mending aid, my mother swears by them. I use mine from … Continued
Stitched up Samantha asked – How do you wear a hat without looking and feeling silly? It’s an interesting question! At one time everyone in the UK wore a hat, at least when they were out. Why has the hat … Continued
There is a delightful tradition in the world of sewing blogs that involves meeting up with other bloggers and those who follow blogs – the “meet-up”. My own experience has been so positive I wanted to encourage you, should you … Continued
This Six Napoleon dress was supposed to be completed and photographed yesterday. But it wasn’t. I am only a few hours away from finishing so I will give you an update on my progress. Pattern This was a difficult pattern … Continued
I think learning to knit is like learning to dressmake. And probably learning anything. You don’t know what you don’t know. At first you don’t know much and the only thing is to complete a garment you can pull on … Continued
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