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Happy Christmas Everyone!
23 Dec 2017

Happy Christmas Everyone!

by fabrickated | posted in: Inspiration, knitting, WIP (work in progress) | 31

Speaking of Christmas Jumpers, can I thank the Demented Fairy for sending me this ace knitting pattern? And here are some knitting jokes The jumper I got for Xmas kept picking up static electricity so I took it back to … Continued

bread, Christmas, gansey, jokes, knitting, Rocquaine, wool, yellow
Learning to weave in a day
5 Dec 2017

Learning to weave in a day

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, Inspiration, WIP (work in progress) | 32

You may recall I have a friend Bridget who we met on holiday. She and her husband sat on the coach in front of us, and while he studied a map of Jordan she knitted. We got on very well, … Continued

blue, cotton, learning to weave, loom, red, weaving
Making Christmas presents from scraps
28 Nov 2017

Making Christmas presents from scraps

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, Inspiration, WIP (work in progress) | 32

One of the great benefits of the shoe making course is that I was able to pick up lots of discarded leather pieces. In the photograph below I include my feet, for scale. I think the dark brown is probably … Continued

Christmas presents, leather, sample books, wool
Bootmaking Week 4 and 5
31 Oct 2017

Bootmaking Week 4 and 5

by fabrickated | posted in: WIP (work in progress) | 10

The boot making continues. In week four we finished the lasting, and made our heels. We had to work hard to get all the leather to fold over beautifully in the toe area. Again I used my dressmaker’s skills of … Continued

boot making, heels, leather, navy, shoe making
Knitting Update…
24 Oct 2017

Knitting Update…

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, Organisation, WIP (work in progress) | 24

My life has started to get almost unbearably busy. You know me – I fancy myself as being rather good at time management. But of course I am not that good because I am now dropping the ball, forgetting things, … Continued

family, Grey, knitting, rainbow jumper, violet, wool, work
Knitting Update
22 Oct 2017

Knitting Update

by fabrickated | posted in: knitting, Organisation, WIP (work in progress) | 3

My life has started to get almost unbearably busy. You know me – I fancy myself as being rather good at time management. But of course I am not that good because I am now dropping the ball, forgetting things, … Continued

knitting, sewing, shoe making, time management
Bootmaking Part 3
21 Oct 2017

Bootmaking Part 3

by fabrickated | posted in: WIP (work in progress) | 9

We were warned that this is the week when our boot making gets serious. We used techniques that would be difficult or impossible outside a workshop. This week we learned what cobbling is! A cobbler is someone that repairs shoes. … Continued

bootmaking, boots, cobbling, cordwaining, leather, navy
Bootmaking Part 2
10 Oct 2017

Bootmaking Part 2

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, Pattern cutting, WIP (work in progress) | 20

Thank you for all your interest in our boot making course at the London College of Fashion. I am attending this course with my husband Nick every Sunday for six weeks. In week one we made the pattern for our … Continued

boots, brown, leather, navy, shoe making
The Carolyn Crocheted skirt
7 Oct 2017

The Carolyn Crocheted skirt

by fabrickated | posted in: Inspiration, knitting, Tips and Techniques, WIP (work in progress) | 18

Inspired by Carolyn I decided to make a crocheted skirt. I loved her image and the gorgeous oranges and greens she used. I copied her design although with a few variations. DIfferent colours – I used small left over pieces … Continued

blocking, blue, Burberry, crochet, granny square, Green, pink, skirt, wool, yarn
Boot making at the London College of Fashion – part 1
2 Oct 2017

Boot making at the London College of Fashion – part 1

by fabrickated | posted in: Pattern cutting, Tips and Techniques, WIP (work in progress) | 29

You may remember I have been dying to do a shoe making course for ages. And lots of readers have been cheering for the shoe making, especially Aida who has made some super shoes herself. But I had not found a … Continued

boots, brown, leather, London College of Fashion, shoe making

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