Making Life more Beautiful
I love everything about this jumper. Choosing it, knitting it, thinking about it, washing it, and of course wearing it. The Autumn League sweater, details here. Yarn The turquoise yarn I used is splendid. It was a special offer from … Continued
This week Kathy S from Illinois visited London with her daughter in law and we were able to meet up for a visit to the V&A Frida Kahlo exhibition. It was a treat for me to go again. Following my … Continued
You may remember the Knitalong I organised in July, based on the beautiful Elizabeth Zimmermann seamless sweater. A few of us went on to do a second jersey, and some of us took a little longer than others. This post … Continued
Do you know what a pierrette is? A female pierrotte of course! Here are a couple of charming old photos. What attracted me of course were the pom poms. The key feature seems to be a jaunty brimmed hat that … Continued
What did we learn from our Frida Sewalong? Personally I got a huge kick out of it. I learned much more about Mexico. I am now very keen to visit the country and have a plan (although not a short … Continued
About a dozen of us have been participating in the Dress like Frida Sewalong. Inspired by artist, Mexican revolutionary and creative dresser Frida Khalo we made tops and bottoms, belts, scarves and shawls. We put on jewellery and swept up … Continued
Huipil fever has somehow been getting to me, and I have been wondering how to make a scarf huipil with a simple square. Of course my scarf – Japanese, polyester, from the charity shop – could have been combined with … Continued
We have got our huipils finished, and our skirts (or trousers), and our hair is coiffed and we are sporting a head-dress. Do we need to do anymore? Not necessarily! There is always the danger of overdoing this look, and … Continued
On Saturday I explained how to do Frida hair and how you could use flowers and natural plant material. The main problem with using fresh flowers and leaves is that the rarely last longer than one day. So the pom … Continued
One of the defining features of Frida’s look is what is happening on your head. If you are lucky enough to have long hair part it down the middle, make two long plaits, including ribbon in the mix if you … Continued