easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in design, inspiration on Dec 26th, 2009
Over Christmas we watched A Series of Unfortunate Events, the Lemony Snicket movie. We’d seen it before, but it’s a film that I’m always happy to watch over and over again, so that I can get a really good look at Violet’s costumes.
There are so many things about the dress that I love. The layers [...]
Posted in inspiration, knitting, shopping on Apr 3rd, 2009
When I posted a picture of my experimental feather & fan scarf, Sara left a comment to say that she was coveting it. I have more scarves than I know what to do with, so it’s now hers!
By a happy coincidence, she’d already bought the perfect scarf pin, for holding it in place. It’s by [...]
Posted in inspiration on Mar 7th, 2009
A little observation from Keri Smith.
I’m also very tempted to make a real-life version of her Secret Explorer Uniform:
(Both images are © Keri Smith.)
Posted in inspiration, knitting on Feb 15th, 2009
The latest issue of Vogue Knitting (now apparently renamed Designer Knitting) landed on my doormat this morning. On my first glance through, I’ve already spotted two things that I’m dying to knit.
The giant yellow jumper is the Cropped Turtleneck, by Leena Sullivan.
I particularly like the sideways construction with the cables, which is what I’d originally [...]
Posted in culture, inspiration on Jan 9th, 2009
I was browsing through the BBC iPlayer this afternoon, looking for something to watch in the background whilst doing a spot of hand sewing.
I hadn’t realised what a lot I was missing!
The title above is a quote from a wonderful 1950s programme about fashion history. The series is called Men, Women and Clothes, and this [...]
You know that strange phenomenon where as soon as you start to become obsessed by something, you suddenly see it everywhere?
I was flipping through the February edition of Elle UK, and spotted these lovelies:
I wonder what colour those patent Church’s brogues are in Real Life? Once again they’re Oxfords though, so I wouldn’t be able [...]
Posted in inspiration, shoes, shopping on Jan 1st, 2009
I still can’t blog about the piece that I’m working on at the moment - it’s a wedding dress, and it needs to be kept secret for another couple of weeks!
In the meantime I will start as I men to go on, and talk to you about shoes.
Since I received the Handmade Shoes for Men book, [...]
Posted in inspiration, shoes, shopping on Dec 27th, 2008
Paul gave this book to me for Christmas. It is simultaneously both the best and the worst book that I have ever owned!
Handmade Shoes for Men tells you pretty much everything you need to know about making men’s shoes by hand. The only automated part of the process is the carving of individually-tailored lasts. Every other [...]
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 inspiration, shoes, shopping on May 12th, 2008
I really must get a move-on and work out how to make little canvas shoes.
The Nice Man Who Knows About Feet told me that I shouldn’t be wearing Converse any more, so I sold my yellow pair with daisies and ladybirds to . I still have a pinstripe pair that didn’t sell, and I keep [...]