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The World according to Instagram – Sew Photo Hop Reflections
6 Sep 2015

The World according to Instagram – Sew Photo Hop Reflections

by fabrickated | posted in: Uncategorized | 16

I wrote about how I had participated in the SewPhotoHop challenge. I enjoyed it and was rather sad when it finished. Here are some thoughts that occurred to me. Instagram (IG) is yet another aspect of “social media” we can … Continued

blogging, Instagram, Sewphothop, sewphotohop
Inspiring Blogger award
15 Jun 2015

Inspiring Blogger award

by fabrickated | posted in: Inspiration, Uncategorized | 10

Beth of Afterdarksewing kindly nominated me for this award. I am glad she likes my blog. I like hers and we comment on each others’ blogs regularly. I am not sure what I really think about this kind of thing – … Continued

blogging, inspiration, sewing blog
Meeting Marianna of Sew2Pro
20 May 2015

Meeting Marianna of Sew2Pro

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog | 14

I finally met a real, live sewing blogger – Marianna. I discovered her blog when I was searching for information about Pattern Magic. Marianna has written a lot about her experiments with this modern Japanese and highly interesting approach to … Continued

blogging, Central St Martins, Kings Cross, Marianna, running
My one year Blog Anniversary!
29 Apr 2015

My one year Blog Anniversary!

by fabrickated | posted in: Uncategorized | 32

That came along quickly! It feels It It seems like only yesterday when I wrote my 7 month retrospective. I have posted every single day since August, but pretty regularly before that.  I have written 335 posts on: clothes I … Continued

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Issues with my blog – Sorry!
5 Apr 2015

Issues with my blog – Sorry!

by fabrickated | posted in: Uncategorized | 12

Just a little post today to say that my blogging life has been rather stressful. Firstly, last week, my trusty old Apple Mac blew up. I didn’t use any backup and although my dear son George has tried to retrieve … Continued

blogging, IT, photographs
This blog is 7 months old – which were the best posts?
1 Dec 2014

This blog is 7 months old – which were the best posts?

by fabrickated | posted in: Uncategorized | 11

This blog is about seven months old (just a baby really) and I have finally discovered the wonderful world of stats. The amazingly powerful software that is WordPress allows us to discover which of our posts are most popular. What … Continued

blogging, menswear, style advice
Blogging introspection – or is it just a chain letter?
23 Oct 2014

Blogging introspection – or is it just a chain letter?

by fabrickated | posted in: Uncategorized | 9

Thank you marvellous Marianna of the Sew2Pro sewing blog for nominating me to participate in the Writing Secrets of the Bloggers. She emails, with impeccable manners “I realise this invitation might be as welcome as a chain letter”, giving me … Continued

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