easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in Uncategorized, inspiration, shopping on Sep 12th, 2009
Now that the honeymoon’s booked (hooray!), I’ve started to think about what I’ll need to take with me on our trip. We’ll be walking around the city all day, and we’ll be carrying heavy cameras, so I need a comfortable bag to fit everything into.
This is a bag that I have already - a Crumpler [...]
This is a sneaky peek at what you’ll be making if you come along to my Smocking Workshop at the Museum of English Rural Life. (It’s on September 19 & 20, and there are still places left! Book here…)
As you can see, we’ll be working the smocking stitches on gingham. For beginners it’s the easiest [...]
Posted in inspiration, shoes, shopping on Jul 23rd, 2009
When I wrote about those gorgeous ruffly boots, Cathryn pointed out that I could achieve the same effect on any pair of boots by making myself a pair of spats. Brilliant!
I went straight to the internet for inspiration, and came across this amazing pair from Maide. Her motto is “good mood fashion”, and I’m definitely [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]