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
Needlepoint
Further exploration of embroidery. The interest started to 2020 when SewBrum included an online demonstration of bargello from local lady, Tina Francis. I watched the demo, but didn’t buy the … 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An update on the Maker’s Atelier Maker’s Top…… I originally made a version in cotton that swamped me, and rather got in the way of any making, and washing up!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
Scraps
Hello again and a happy new year. Scraps! The biggest problem in my sewing life. I have cupboards full of leftover scraps from sewing projects. Little bits that really aren’t … Continue reading
Me Made … a different month
Interesting lesson learnt from Me Made May this year, although probably not too surprising. Forget May! I need to do this during a different month in future. Bear in mind … 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
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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