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Stef’s Silk Scarf
Okay, so I did manage to get a little something done in between my increased hours at work. This was an extra little birthday gift for my mother-in-law. I dyed the silk with tea, which came out a...
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Onion skin dye
This post is for Sarah, who’s very kindly been saving her leftovers! Paul and I don’t eat onions (weirdly, they burn Paul’s mouth – does anyone else have this?), so Sarah’s been hanging on to her...
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Natural Dyeing: Blackcurrant Surprise!
silk dupion, silk paj, silk noil, bamboo, cotton muslin Surprise, because grey really wasn’t the colour I was expecting to get from blackcurrants! I’m completely amazed by the difference between the...
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Spoonflower Scarf
This is a photo that I took in Portwrinkle, Cornwall, in June 2010. This is how a part of it looks printed onto silk crepe, by Spoonflower. Not as saturated as I would have liked, but given that the...
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To shop, or not to shop
Image © Zara Yesterday I went shopping, and did not buy this silk blouse with hot air balloons and air ships all over it from Zara. I also did not buy two tops with skulls on them from H&M, and a...
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Assam Tunic
Today I decided to take a day off from doing anything I “ought” to be doing (like packing the house ready for the move), or any kind of “useful” sewing (like more bloomers and summer tunics to wear in...
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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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Silk bloomers & Fairysteps…
You remember the silk bloomers I made yesterday? This is what happened when we went outside to take some photos of them. I’m sure the local dog-walkers thought we were bonkers! Thanks to Fairysteps...
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Weekend Knitting
This weekend so far has been mostly about the knitting. Paul and I are both in the grip of a minor lurgy, and there isn’t a great deal we can do to hurry the house move along, so it seemed like the...
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New Year, New Dress!
First completed garment of 2014 – this is Marcy Tilton for Vogue, 8813. The fabric is silk noile, dyed in my tea urn with about six months’ worth of saved tea bags. I blogged about my failed attempt...
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