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Waltz on the Wye – Sunday
On Sunday it was very cold, and I was very tired. I honestly thought I was smiling in this photo. Apparently the smile didn’t make it as far as my face! In case you’re wondering, the stones in the...
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Spotty bolero and apron…
Here’s what I’ve been up to this week – making a spotty bolero from Simplicity 1819. I was intending to make a stripy one, to match the red and black outfit I wore to the Wild Boy’s Ball at Kensington...
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Pinstriped velvet coat and cape
Remember when I bought this fantastic Ikea unit for the Shed, and tidied everything into neat little cubby holes? Today I had every intention of making a hat. I had everything I needed laid out on the...
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Velvet coat – almost finished…
Not the greatest photo ever – the combination of black velvet and a dark Shed is not the best – but I think you can see the progress on this coat! It has a body now, which is a big improvement on last...
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Prototype Gloves
Well, they fit, but only because I happen to have very small hands! They’re made from polar fleece which, it turns out, isn’t really stretchy enough for gloves – not ones as fitted as these, anyway....
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Striped silk bloomers
Still on a bloomer-making kick, these beauties are made from a silk skirt that I haven’t been able to fit into for years. The leather top is a very rare item of clothing from Fairysteps. As part of...
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Meet Mrs Magpie
I can’t believe it’s taken me since May to get around to showing you this, but please say hello to Mrs Magpie! As you know, she’s one half of Mr & Mrs Magpie’s Inexplicable Emporium – a...
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Milly’s Pumpkin Dress
It’s two years since I last made a hallowe’en costume for Milly, so I thought I’d better fulfil my role of Aunty Who Sews, and make another one! My Mum spotted a knitted pumpkin hat in a magazine,...
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Scary Little Pumpkin
I was going to whinge on about how poorly I’m feeling (working day seven of nine today, half term holidays, should have taken the opportunity not to work the weekend when my boss offered it to me but...
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Hats to order
I was doing well for a while, keeping up with the blog, and then I was ill, and then busy catching up with work, and here I am behind again. This is one of the things I’ve been up to – a new hat! It’s...
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