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Evergreen: an adventure in colour and creating

A little while ago  I blogged about drafting a dress from a photo I had seen in the Vogue Pattern book. I'll show you here how I turned that pattern into a real-life dress. The original was a shift style dress in denim and I had intended to make a close copy in the traditional fabric… Continue reading Evergreen: an adventure in colour and creating

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Through my eyes; I made a pattern from a photograph in Vogue

I have lovingly kept this Book of Vogue patterns for years and drooled and dreamed over it many times. Now I'm sewing again, I'm trying not to add to my pattern stash before I use some of the ones I have already, but it's difficult when you see something you like and it's not in… Continue reading Through my eyes; I made a pattern from a photograph in Vogue

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Entering an uplifting universe …

In the days when I was a prolific maker, it was the acquisition of new skills which was always a key driver. Once I'd made a two piece T-shirt I had to learn how to insert sleeves, once I knew how to knit and purl, I had to learn how to do cable. This is… Continue reading Entering an uplifting universe …