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Guest blog by Lucy Glynn on Fashion Cities Africa
11 Jan 2017

Guest blog by Lucy Glynn on Fashion Cities Africa

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog, History of fashion, Inspiration | 2

Not very long ago Grace of Good Mom Bad Mom (aren’t we all?) wrote to ask if I had been to see the Fashion Cities Africa exhibition in Brighton, and asked for a review. As Brighton is a little way … Continued

African fabric, Brighton, exhibitions, guest blog
Guest post by Gus – The “Lore” Jumper
19 Nov 2016

Guest post by Gus – The “Lore” Jumper

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, Finished projects, knitting, SWAP | 48

It would be fair to say that I don’t know what a 1963 Lanvin-Castillo Vogue 1213 is, but I generally read everything on this blog. I read a lot online – news, blogs, commentary. I am often struck by the … Continued

alpaca, guest blog, Gus, jumper, knitting, Lore, menswear, SWAP 2017, sweater
Guest Blog: A meeting with Eion Todd
21 Oct 2016

Guest Blog: A meeting with Eion Todd

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog, Inspiration | 16

One of the great privileges of working in social (lower rent and supported) housing in London is that you meet some amazing people. In my early career I realised we were housing Stalin’s daughter. Olympian sprinter Linford Christie used to … Continued

black, denim, Eion Todd, guest blog, jeans, pattern cutting, pink, smocking, spirals, wool
Meeting Mary Funt
24 Feb 2016

Meeting Mary Funt

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog, Inspiration | 16

Blogging has brought me great joy. It has allowed me to meet the most interesting women from all over the world, some of them in person. I have written up many of these encounters because they have been such fun, … Continued

basting, DAR, guest blog, Inuit, Native American
Guest blog: Rachel’s Goodyer’s sewing journey
10 Aug 2015

Guest blog: Rachel’s Goodyer’s sewing journey

by fabrickated | posted in: Finished projects, Guest blog | 15

You may remember that Rachel wrote to me asking what patterns would be good for a beginner. I, and a number of others, made some suggestions. Well Rachel recently got in touch again, with some photographs of how she has been … Continued

guest blog, shaped figure, Vogue 8379, wrap dress
Guest blog by Recyling Opera-goer Caroline Harmsworth
5 Jan 2015

Guest blog by Recyling Opera-goer Caroline Harmsworth

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog | 7

Today’s guest blog is written by Caroline Harmsworth who commented that she liked my recycling challenge post, a subject “close to her heart”.  I have never met Caroline in real life but I asked her to tell us more about … Continued

charity shop, Childrenswear, guest blog, Recycling, tie dye, Wiltshire
Guest blog – Dawn Eastmead starts to sew again!
11 Nov 2014

Guest blog – Dawn Eastmead starts to sew again!

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog, History of fashion | 6

Dawn is a good friend of mine. She is a senior civil servant who has worked on housing, neighbourhood renewal, resilience, planning, fire safety and flood recovery. She is a gorgeous young grandma, and we meet up from time to time … Continued

1980s, applique, cut out clothes, Granny, guest blog, knitting, quilt
Guest Blog – Galina the Latvian seamstress
27 Aug 2014

Guest Blog – Galina the Latvian seamstress

by fabrickated | posted in: Pattern cutting | 5

A year ago I attended patten-cutting classes at Morley College, London to brush up my skills, and to meet new friends. It was a fun class and I met Galina (in red, centre). She is a talented craftswoman and I … Continued

alterations, guest blog, lace, patten drafting

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