Santa’s workshop 2017
Do you feel obliged to make presents, because you can? I do. It means that Christmas costs me far less than it might cost other people, at least in terms … Continue reading
Simple Sew Sophie Skirts
I won’t be making this pattern again. After 2 re-makes, I have finished a Christmas present just in time for Mother’s Day. The remit was for a summer weight skirt … Continue reading
Son of Earl FitzWilliam
Meet Junior Earl Fitzwilliam. Wasn’t #SewBrum a great day out? Thanks so much to Charlotte for organising it. I took part in the Merit Badge swap; an interesting way of … Continue reading
Ancient creatures
Meet Earl Fitzwilliam! He’s probably about 35 years old and lives in Leeds. Originally he lived in Sheffield, on top of a cupboard at Sheffield City College, so that he … Continue reading
Silk scarves
Thanks to an idea I got from Twitter, some of my friends are getting silk scarves for Christmas this year. It’s been a very difficult project. The silk came from my … Continue reading
Summer bag with 6″ handles
It started with the 6″ handles, as prescribed by the pattern and sourced from Minerva Crafts. The amber shade was the only variety of 6″ handle that … Continue reading
And now i have a new bag
I bought this pattern years ago with the intention of using it with leftover material. Maybe I did not read everything that I should have read when I bought the … Continue reading
Padded bag
I’ve been collecting the parts for this relatively simple bag for some time. Here’s a list of the ingredients: Main material from Kathmandu Lining and zip from Birmingham Braid from … Continue reading
What my friends had for Christmas
This is most of the ‘collection’, but not quite all of it. There has been so much excitement about my creative abilities, and even more demand. But the underwear world … Continue reading
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