easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in fabric, inspiration on Mar 1st, 2009
Remember the amazing psychedelic twill that Chloe sent to me? We had an excellent barter agreement, whereby Chloe’s payment would be a hand made garment made from the fabric. We’d originally talked about a skirt and a bag, but when Chloe saw a jacket that I’d made, we decided that it had to be a [...]
Yesterday I finished off a dress that’s been almost done for far too long. It was mostly already finished. I just had to add the waistband, sew the top and bottom halves together, and add elastic and binding. Ta daa. I have a sneaky suspicion it’s going to be too long in the bodice for [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration on Jan 27th, 2009
A giant parcel arrived for me yesterday – look what was inside! This fabric is a bit of a mystery… it was sent to me by a friend, but I have no idea how old it is, what it’s made from, or what it was originally designed to be used for. It’s a heavy twill, [...]
Thanks to a combination of my new medicine and the truly dreary weather we’ve been having lately, I’ve been finding it very difficult to feel inspired by anything much. Suddenly, thanks to a little visit from the postman, I feel much better! (Sorry about the terrible picture – it’s raining so hard that it’s been [...]
I’ve been away from the blog recently on account of a Dreaded Lurgy, so I haven’t had a great deal to show you. Fortunately I have managed to drag myself out of my sick bed *cough* for long enough to make this: which is eventually going to be the front of a shirt, in organic [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration on Oct 2nd, 2008
Yes, it’s October, and the new Bishopston swatches have just arrived! The most exciting thing about this is that they’ve just introduced a new fabric weight – a Fair Trade cotton lawn! They’re the swatches on the left – the colours mostly match the regular cottons, but the fabric is a much lighter weight. The [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration, sewing, skirts, tops on Sep 25th, 2008
Here’s what I’ve been up to this week – two skirts and two jackets. The two skirts are both made from Alexander Henry fabrics. The left hand one is “Carnaby Stripe”, and it’s a knee-length skirt with an elasticated waist and broderie anglais trimming around the hem. The right hand one is “The Rose Tattoo”, and [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration on Sep 11th, 2008
Hooray, my Near Sea Naturals order has just arrived! Eight days from New Mexico to Reading, and no customs fees to pay. Exactly what I needed to cheer me up on such a miserable morning! In the background is a metre of black and grey stripy jersey. This was intended to be sleeves for a [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration, shopping on Sep 3rd, 2008
I sometimes describe myself as a “recovering Goth”, but I discovered yesterday that I am still rather prone to the occasional relapse! About eight years ago I started a business called “GothStuff”, specialising in, well, stuff, for goths. I made skirts in a variety of styles, and Paul and I invested in a t-shirt printing [...]
Posted in fabric, inspiration, sewing, shopping on Aug 28th, 2008
Less than a week ago I ordered eight yards of Alexander Henry prints from Buy Fabrics Online. They turned up this morning – all the way from America in just five days, and I didn’t even have to pay any customs charges. I placed an order with eQuilter on the same day – let’s see [...]