How to make a baby carrying sling
The carrier I made for Kit is similar to the Moby sling, which costs around £40. Because I am stingy and a dab hand with a sewing machine (one seam) I offered a homemade version. If you want to make … Continued
Reduction Printing – pushing the boundaries with Lino
Here is a marvellous five colour print made from just one piece of Lino by my favourite artist Picasso. And you can use the same technique at home to produce a four or five colour design from one piece of … Continued
Printing on Fabric – Part Two – Vogue 1638
My printing on fabric experiments are only an excuse to worship at the shrine of DVF Originals. This is a nice one – perfect for holidays, but maybe for work when its really, really warm. I showed you my Red … Continued
Printing on Fabric – how to create unique cloth for your projects
Marilla Walker has launched a fabric swap on her blog. This requires participants to print a metre of fabric and send it to another blogger. I have signed up because I love printing fabric. This dress which I have on … Continued
Sporty Summer Sewathon – I finally reach the finishing line!
I have been working so hard on the contest dreamt up by Karen Ball of Did you Make That? Here is my step by step progress report: Decide to make running shorts work out what sort of running shorts I … Continued
Fabric Printing – final show
My fabric printing course is over for the term. I took wine and snacks to our show and tell end of term celebration. And I wore this outfit. The T shirt has my pixellated peony on it, and the skirt is … Continued
Preen – the experiments continue
My Preen Inspired shorts are finished! The style is not inspired by Preen – I don’t think they do a range of running shorts, although the duo design for Debenhams. And my fabric design is somewhat constrained by the … Continued
Summer Sporty Sewathon – making the top
Introduction With a passable pair of purple running shorts, my attention turned to making a matching work-out top. Design and Pattern cutting For running and the gym I usually wear a sports bra, cut like a crop top. This is … Continued
Inspired by Preen – textile printing experiments
I have written about a lovely Preen collection that has inspired me. At first I just loved the colours of the Spring/Summer collection 2012 – the strong pinks, with grey, white, green, blue and turquoise. I went to the shop … Continued