Making Life more Beautiful
I am making up a YSL Vogue Pattern Originals dress as my first SWAP garment. I do enjoy using these old patterns, especially the “designer” versions. I like to think about Yves St Laurent himself drawing the lines that got … Continued
I am a little behind but I have started to make the jacket for my charcoal (or it is navy?) suit. Pattern and design This is an elegant, lined, collarless, cropped jacket with neck, waist and front bands, no side … Continued
Does anyone apart from me, Lyn and Helen remember these? A polyester “permanently pleated” kilt, attached to a nylon jersey vest – suitable attire for little girls’ Sunday best. Often worn with an Acrylic Arran jumper over the top. Oh … Continued
A quick update I have a plan to produce a wardrobe of 11 items of hand made co-ordinated clothes by 30 April I recklessly decided to introduce a new pattern and idea last weekend this involves tackling a pattern I … Continued
The first perfume I ever wore – a gift undoubtedly purchased in Duty Free by my father – was a bottle of L’Air du Temps by Nina Ricci. It was real first date night stuff and at the age of … Continued
I really like the mid 1960s tailored styles. To me they always look fresh and modern, feminine but also practical and business like. Although the hats and gloves are of their time any one of these items could be worn … Continued
Here is my project plan – to produce a wardrobe of 11 interchangeable items by the end of April. I am making reasonable progress. I have five items made with only five or six (depending on whether I introduce a … Continued
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