I hope this doesn’t spoil a surprise for anybody whose gift hasn’t arrived in the post yet, but this is why I’ve been a little bit busy and stressed out over the past few weeks.
There’s only one item missing from the photo call, and that’s a hat that I knitted for Paul, mostly in the [...]
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I’ve been making a lot of tote bags recently, mostly from recycled pillowcases and duvet covers.
Now that supermarkets are starting to charge for their plastic bags, more and more people are getting back into the idea of using fabric shopping bags. They’re strong, they can fold up neatly into your handbag, and they can hold [...]
Paddington shopping bag…
Posted in bags on Apr 20th, 2008
This is what I’ve been up to today - as well as finishing ’s dress, I’ve made a Paddington shopping bag at the request of .
It’s a big bag, quite a lot bigger than the totes that I’ve made previously. It’s roughly A3 in size, and the handles are short ones. They won’t go over [...]
Jeans and T-shirt tote bag
Posted in bags on Jan 8th, 2008
This tote bag is a one-off design that I made for my sister.
She originally presented me with a pair of her husband’s old jeans and asked me to make them into a skirt. Unfortunately the reason that her husband was throwing out these jeans was a huge rip across the behind, and it was strategically [...]
Bags of space…
Posted in bags on Dec 14th, 2007
…pun intended.
Today I have been mostly making cushion covers and Christmas presents. This means that I can’t show you most of what I’ve been making, but I’m fairly certain that the recipient of this little bag won’t be reading my blog and spoiling her surprise - she’s only five!
This is a regular magazine-sized tote [...]
Remember that frighteningly tangled skein of silk?
This is what became of it:
It’s a narrow scarf, which is long enough to reach below the waist on both sides. It’s knitted with one strand of Debbie Bliss Pure Silk and two strands of Colinette Parisienne held together. I cast on 13 stitches, on 5mm needles. Every [...]
Chloe is my new hero.
Were any of you daft enough to queue outside Sainsbury’s for an Anya Hindmarch “I’m not a plastic bag”? Or worse, to buy one for a ridiculous price on Ebay?
Yes, in some ways it’s a good idea. The most influential handbag designer of the moment jumps on the green bandwagon. That [...]
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