SWAP #3
Sewing with a Plan requires 11 items. Having done a grey skirt and a yellow jersey I needed to get back to sewing. Pattern Moving on to my second neutral – navy – I decided on a basic pair of … Continued
2018 Sewing with a Plan
Most of you know all about Sewing with a Plan (SWAP). I have done this Artisans’ Square challenge four times now, although I only finished twice. I hadn’t planned to compete this year as I have too much on my … Continued
Bootmaking Week 4 and 5
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
Bootmaking Part 3
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 Part 2
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
Wardrobe Planning Upate
I reached the end of Me Made May in state of some dismay; my largely me made wardrobe was bringing me dissatisfaction rather than joy! I felt it was static, failing to evolve with the rest of the world. For … Continued
Evaluating the Business Casual Capsule Wardrobe
I mentioned I was attending a conference in France last week and I put together a capsule wardrobe. I asked for suggestions and was grateful for your contributions. Many of you have travelled much more for business than I, so … Continued
Sewing with a Plan 2017 #12 – decision time
Thank you for all giving me your advice on the MANSWAP – where I try to create an 11 piece wardrobe for my son in four months (now two). I have four out of 11 garments done. If I was … Continued
A “business casual” trip to France
Every year there is a conference in the South of France for the property industry. Even though I have worked about 26 years in this industry I have never attended the event. It just seemed a little inappropriate to go … Continued
Brown and Blue
Jenny the Lilac Cat reacted to the Trump post last week by asking The entertaining GQ clip suggests ‘brown and blue is a winning combination’. As my fashion guru do you agree? I am with GQ on this. “Brown” and … Continued
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