Making Life more Beautiful
When visiting my Mother we often go out on a Saturday afternoon for what we, in Lancashire, call “a run”. This is not a run in the normal use of the word. It actually means “a run in the car”. … Continued
I am doing a course on draping skirts at the moment – taking fabric, placing it on a mannequin, folding, pulling, altering the grain, working creatively to produce new silhouettes and styles. And, in doing this, I am massively influenced … Continued
One of my dear followers Jenny has been in touch. She is going to a winter wedding and has bought this lovely deep pink fabric, a colour I think will look great on her, and a Fake Fur jacket that … Continued
Have you ever made a draped, asymmetric skirt? Here are some vintage images. It’s a nice look, isn’t it? And very flattering with the drape, perhaps if you have a little tummy. These patterns were very popular indeed in the … Continued
I shared the Grey pegged skirt with you recently. Here is a reminder. A dramatic shape, but a classic and wearable skirt. I wore it yesterday at the Mayor’s Design Advisory Group and I felt appropriate amongst the architects and … Continued
On a recent trip to Bilbao we saw three or four small shops where you can learn to sew. In one there was even a class going on. So the trend that is already evident in London, and elsewhere no … Continued
Last week I was very pleased to invite Lesley of Sewniptuck, Marianna of Sew2Pro and one of my very kind followers Sheree round for dinner. Lesley lives in Sydney but was over here for a little while and I was … Continued
In some respects the joke is on me. At an early stage of my sewing career I bought some suiting fabric in a nice, neutral grey. On the selvedge was written SUPER 120’s ALL WOOL MADE IN ENGLAND I wanted … Continued
I have been working on a pegged skirt design for some time, and I thought I would share my recent experiments. First I will share two pictures of skirts draped from CB to CF (code grey), and from CF to … Continued
When I was first prescribed spectacles I was pretty fed up. The styles available were fairly dire and I spent most of my youth in contact lenses. I only really swapped to glasses when I found I needed varifocals. Since … Continued
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