A month of posting every day! I nearly missed one, and had to learn how to schedule. I’ve developed a faster technique for blogging, as I’ve been typing in Word, then pasting into WordPress, and dragging pre-selected images from IMGUR. Quite efficient. I wonder if I’ll manage to be as disciplined again? Unlikely, until next … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #31-Reflection
I must learn to make welt pockets. They defeated me years ago, on several occasions, and I now avoid them like the plague. If I can make bound or piped buttonholes, I can do this right? I hope so. I must stop chickening out of sewing with leather. It scares me to death. With a … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #30-Sewing Goals
More than one ensemble as it happens: a couple of my outfits from the Lincoln Asylum 2017. I was working on these almost up to the wire- the pirate outfit just needed a fastening on the brown skirt, and I left it very late. Then realised I hadn’t bothered with a hat, so rummaged out … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #29-Ensemble
I’ve already frothed about the V&A in an earlier post, so in the interest of local pride, I will name Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery. When I was a kid, there was very little to do at the weekends or in the holidays, and we had no cash to travel very far afield. Apart from … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #28-Museum
More Edwardian stuff. [Although probably not from RH patterns…] Hats. Leather stuff. And a frog…just ‘cos Continue reading CoBloWriMo #27-Future Projects
That’s a vague one isn’t it? Right, I’m plumping for the audiobooks that have become an essential part of my sewing routine. I can’ settle down to an extended task without listening to a damn good story. It has to be LOOOONG. The narrator has to be good- some accents just drive me mad. I’ve … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #26-Media
I’m puzzled. We’ve done visual resources [#10], we’ve done written resources [#17]. We just did unexpected source [#24] I have no inspiration WHATSOEVER for ‘favourite resource’. This has actually been sitting waiting for several weeks waiting for a moment of clarity. resource rɪˈsɔːs,rɪˈzɔːs/ noun 1. a stock or supply of money, materials, staff, and other … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #25-Fave Friday: Favourite Resources
Most cities in the UK are not as great for fabric buying as Birmingham. We still have a very extensive market area, selling fresh fruit &veg, fish [apparently fresher than you can buy on the coast], meat, spices and snacks. There are knick-knacks, toys, hardware, toiletries…and fabric. Lots and lots and lots of fabric. And … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #24-Unexpected Source
Flashback to the start of the month- here’s my still-not-quite completed ‘current project’ the Victorian circus witch outfit, which will be going to Asylum very, very soon. My sewing for me has been delayed while I finish the lovely Jackie’s lovely wedding outfit. Several hours of last minute fitting and sewing today, and it’s out … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #23-Made for Myself
So many, oh, so many-warning, long post! Currently hanging on the screen [ie fairly recent UFOs]: Vogue 1405, Tracey Reese dress in red/grey ‘Liberty’ jersey. I really love this dress, but the hem dropped alarmingly after one wash, and I just haven’t got round to the tedious task of getting the missus to mark a … Continue reading CoBloWriMo #21-UFOs
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