easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in inspiration, shopping on Mar 14th, 2009
When I worked in a fabric shop, we had a large number of customers who would come in and buy linings and haberdashery to go with the most amazing fabrics that they’d brought with them from Ghana. The image above is a beautiful example of embroidered french lace, which you can buy in the UK [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Here is incarnation number two of Simplicity 2927, this time in black and grey. This one’s for Claire, (no, not me!) who left me a comment when she saw the one I’d made for myself. It’s made using 100% organic cotton, from Bishopston Trading. I couldn’t find any grey, so I dyed a piece myself. [...]
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, sewing, tops, trousers on Aug 25th, 2008
This is an action shot of Simplicity 2927 – up a tree! The leggings are from a pattern that I drafted myself – something that I want to do a lot more of in future. It’s taken me a long time to find a UK supplier of nice fine organic cotton jersey, so I’d like [...]
This morning I had a very productive time drafting a pattern for a pair of leggings. By lunchtime I’d transformed a piece of lovely cotton jersey that I bought from The Cloth House several years ago, and in the afternoon I started on a simple tunic to go with them. Say hello to Simplicity 2927: [...]