Category Archives: sewing and knitting

A blog about my journey making things with sewing needles and knitting needles.

Button Band Tip

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

I am currently sewing a blouse that asks you to attach a button band to a pre-hemmed front pattern piece. Above, you can see where the base of the button band meets the hem of the blouse front. Whenever you … Continue reading →

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How To Commission A 1940s Wedding Dress

Posted on July 30, 2018 by

You know, I’d almost be tempted to get married, just to wear a wedding dress like Juliet’s. It’s definitely a dress, rather than a gown. And that’s what I love about this wedding outfit – it’s so grown up. If … Continue reading →

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Sewing In A Dystopian Dust Bowl (And Other Words I Never Thought I’d Write)

Posted on July 25, 2018 by

Soooo. Summer. Shall we talk about it? HOLY MOLEY, WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING, DID MOTHER NATURE NOT GET THE MEMO, WE DON’T DO HEAT! Or as a friend wrote to me today, ‘I find sleeping at night with no … Continue reading →

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Sew Yourself Kind

Posted on July 22, 2018 by

I’ve been mulling kindness lately. To me, this photo represents: Sewing gifts made to me Sewing gifts I have failed to make (baby quilt, I am looking at you!) Sewing gifts from me to me (the best kind?) Gifts yet … Continue reading →

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How To Sew With Fringe & Giveaway

Posted on July 15, 2018 by

I met up with a couple of friends recently, and one of them wore a pair of really cool fringed trousers from & Other Stories. I wanted a pair and left my friends with a promise I’d make some. Here … Continue reading →

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Waistcoat Wednesday

Posted on July 11, 2018 by

Well, in a few hours from now we’ll know one way or another. If England is through to the finals. Do you have your beer in the fridge and sewing machine wheeled in front of the telly? Whatever the outcome, … Continue reading →

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Naked Sewing

Posted on July 1, 2018 by

Phewee! It’s a heat wave and no mistake. Right now, lifting a little finger involves breaking out in a profound sweat. I applaud anyone who’s managing to sew. Are you down to your underwear yet? I’m not above sewing in … Continue reading →

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Farewell, Ernest Wright & Son

Posted on June 30, 2018 by

‘That’s modern technology for you,’ I overheard a man say, as I walked past the confetti in the gutter. I was on my way to the closing down sale of Ernest Wright & Son.

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Five Tips For Commuter Knitting

Posted on June 14, 2018 by

Having spent a year knitting my Heaven And Space Shawl on commutes around the world, I thought I’d share a few tips I have learnt! This shawl has gone on holidays, retreats, trains, through airport security, smuggled into meetings and … Continue reading →

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Heaven And Space

Posted on June 8, 2018 by

This is the Heaven And Space Shawl. I knitted it over the course of a year, little realising that I’d finish in time for yellow to be this season’s colour. Guess I’m just lucky to be a slow knitter!

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