Making Life more Beautiful
You may remember my review of Offset Warehouse fabrics. Charlie Ross, the director, invited me along to her launch, and since then I have followed her blog and Instagram with interest. Recently she covered the work of Maria from Plastic … Continued
I can’t say I am a great fan of remodelling existing outfits. I had a go last year as part of the SWAP contest, and was pretty underwhelmed with it. It took forever to reclaim the fabric and then I didn’t … Continued
How could I not fall in love with a shop called Fabrications? It is not easy to get to. I had to take two buses from work (Kings Cross). It is a ten minute plus walk to the tube station … Continued
Last Friday my husband suggested a date night! This consisted of a cycle across the Park (Hyde Park), a melamine plate of rice and duck with a side of broccoli at Oriental Kitchen, then an evening talk by Christopher Raeburn, … Continued
By now most people who read this blog know that I am involved in housing and homelessness in London. By building 1,500 homes each year Notting Hill Housing makes a real contribution to providing homes for low income Londoners. We … Continued
The upcycled blouse The SWAP rules propose upcyling which I haven’t really done before. I have recut a skirt or two to make it fit, and have altered the style somewhat, but I haven’t done this before – pulled a … Continued
The recycled item This week I started on my recyling project. Do you remember the nasty, long, beggar-woman skirt? Hours later…..I tell you, those Indian textile workers sure know how to over-engineer a garment. This tiered skirt had five sections … Continued
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
Have you ever bought an item from a charity shop because you like the fabric, and then remodelled it into something completely different? Recently I bought some nice old embroidered antimacassars from Cancer Research. Antimacassars used to be draped over … Continued
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