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One must make a pirate shirt mock-up of course!
One must make a mock-up to test one’s understanding of the drafting, construction, and fit of a garment before one cuts into one’s prized 2nd hand sheet. In short, one needs a practise run. One only has oneself to trial the weird-seeming fit on so I need to make a pirate shirt for myself too. Continue reading
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I’m BACK!! I just needed desensitisation and inspiration.
Heya! PSA: Don’t roll over in bed! TL;DR I’ve had a disc bulge. I couldn’t sit or stand without (mostly severe) pain for well over a year. It is mending really well *relief*. It takes a long time but hey. Finally I could sit mostly pain free long enough to sew a tiny bit at Continue reading
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A present for myself – labels!
I’ve long been wanting some labels for my clothing. Partly simply to help me work out the back on some of my clothes, partly for the fun of it! I realised Megan Neilson is selling a good selection when I went there looking for fabric. Hmmm… What shall I get? I love this coz so Continue reading
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Fit’n’pleat dresses part 2
It’s all washed and snugly folded in my stash, waiting….! I was trying to clean up my blog a bit and found this unpublished post. So here it is! Featuring two dresses from at least 3 yrs ago, a previously unblogged follow up to Fit’n’pleat dresses are so easy to wear I worked out a Continue reading
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The latest sewing assessment
I’m posting this mostly for myself for reference. It’s a very long post, you’re welcome to read it though! Last year I did a comprehensive sewing assessment which helped enormously. Although… *grins* yeah um riiiight before a pandemic blew up! However we have been SO LUCKY in the NT and Darwin, that I haven’t had Continue reading
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Scroop fantail: a sad story of a stain
A while back I was a pattern tester for a Scroop pattern and it convinced me to buy a few more. I love the fantail, so … There’s a lot of swish in that back! I made the modern version so I sewed down my pleats. The fabric is Spotties Stretch sateen and the most Continue reading
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Unexpectedly elegant flowers – McCalls 7385
(Another make I’ve taken a while to get round to blogging about!) I bought a lot of this stretch sateen floral, more than I usually do. Probably on special, end of bolt thing where you buy the rest and it’s cheaper than what you originally wanted to buy. Spotties, I’m looking at you. And of Continue reading
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The magic of muumuus
I’ve long had a fascination with Hawaiin and Polynesian patterns. I think it’s the romance of the pacific, you know, the South Pacific musical, Captain Bligh, the incredible skills of Polynesian navigators, obsidian stone tools, Easter Island statues, the gorgeous music – and the dancing!!I guess the patterns embody that to me. They’re SO EXPENSIVE Continue reading
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Vicky and Albert and my dragon-hoarding crochet and knit adventure
There was a recent fiasco in Aussie politics where many an unwary politician lost their jobs because they were, unbeknownst to them, dual citizens. I realised through this that, to my horror, I am not only Australian, but an English citizen too! Euw! My Irish side is still rebelling against this horrifying realisation!!! My Aussie Continue reading
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My silliest make ever?
I certainly feel silly when I wear them. And I wear them A LOT! Jodhpurs! And here I am in them at Riding for the Disabled, (who also do lessons for able-bodied people like me), with the very cheeky horse Dylan, and the fantastic coach Natasha Riding is hot, dusty – or muddy! wet (I Continue reading
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