Stories & Crafts
Nothing better than flipping a Dracula-made-a-baby-with-a-circus-master dress into an overly fancy 50s vibe dress, to get over the fact that Christmas and New Year’s eve seem to have been cancelled this year. I brought this dress nearly two years ago when I discovered ChineMachine, if you ever manage to travel again and get to Montmartre,…
Back to basics! This week I decided to challenge myself to make a t-shirt. The challenge was more mental than technical since the last time I tackled this lavender colour thin jersey, was a disaster. This summer I had decided to make a play-suit from a tutorial… it didn’t work at all. It was a…
Big change, this week I decided to try another pattern book! I thought I could handle it easily but as a beginner, I really missed the pictures from Tilly and the Button’s patterns explanations. They are so much clearer! Don’t get me wrong, Vestiaire Scandinave does a big effort with drawings and instructions (much more…
This was one fiddly project! I decided to push my limits a bit with this one, it is by far the most complex thing I have ever made! The pattern is a Tilly and the Buttons ‘Mimi’ shirt from the book ‘Love at first stitch’ (French version, I imagine the pattern names are different in…
I brought a pair of skirt dungarees this summer and I still haven’t taken them off (to be fair I did wash them a couple of times), but they are sooo comfy! You can wear them with thick tights, woolly and boots in the winter or with just a tank top in the summer. So…
Seven weeks to 2021 - Seven sewing projects! We are back in lock-down in Paris and I decided to finally get it together and seriously learn how to make my own clothes... and how better to keep motivation than setting oneself unrealistic challenges and spending the afternoon creating a new logo?? Three years ago when…
The priest looked as if he had had a good lunch and was still digesting as he read out loud. The light shone across the school desks making elongated rectangular patches on the pale laminated wood. The catechism room always smelled of mothballs. Robertino couldn’t quite decide if it was goodness that smelled like that…
Continue reading ➞ What mythical creature would you like to meet in October?
Arianne pored over the thick file she had just received from the disapproving clerk. There were large mahogany tables with feet like the paws of lions casually lining the corridor of the Court’s registry. She was slumped in one of the far corners her large handbag acting as a barrier between her and the rest…
The presenter this evening asked me how I was artistically processing my loss. The thing about talking on telly is that you find yourself babbling in public and you don’t realize it. The lights blind you into thinking you and the presenter are alone on stage. You forget about the crew, the sound guys, and…
Continue reading ➞ What did you loose in September that meant a lot to you?
I was in lock-down during my little niece’s first birthday, so I decided to make her a doll! I had this flowery blue material and some wool for a scarf (that I am still making...very slowly!) I browsed a bit for inspiration and came up with my own pattern and creation. My main concerns were…
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