Making a tie
It has never been so easy to produce a present for a 36 year old male! We walked into the Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust shop in Stratford on Avon in the … Continue reading
Variation on a Sports Coat
Yet another Maker’s Atelier pattern, bought on a bit of a whim before she stopped selling paper patterns. How many coats does a woman need? I wear this coat a … Continue reading
Two Stitches – Charlie Hoodie
I bought this pattern ages ago, and have only used it once. It didn’t go down very well, because the head opening was deemed to be too small. I dont … Continue reading
Oliver and S – Sketchbook Shirt
Greetings from my new house and new craft room. It means that i can leave projects on the table and just easily pick them up when i have a spare … Continue reading
Another Maker’s Top
An update on the Maker’s Atelier Maker’s Top…… I originally made a version in cotton that swamped me, and rather got in the way of any making, and washing up! … Continue reading
Leatherwork
This is a much anticipated one – off. Making anything with leather. I made a belt. It was a half day course, and most other courses seemed to be making … Continue reading
A present from Rye
We took our holidays in Rye this year, and found ourselves to be staying 5 minutes walk from the Merchant and Mills shop. You may have noticed that i haven’t … Continue reading
Me Made May 22
I look forward to Me Made May. Apart from joining in with SewBrum (which i didn’t do last year), it about the only sewing event that i join these days. … Continue reading
Inspired by Packwood House
It’s a long time since i last created a blog post. I’m still stitching; in fact, almost every day. However, i haven’t made any clothes for myself since the end … Continue reading
Smocking
Clearly it’s a dying skill, because spell-checks have all sorts of trouble with the word! Thanks yet again to the Maker’s Atelier magazine (Summer 21) for inspiration for this project. … Continue reading
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