Well you can all guess where I’ve been today! Thanks to a facebook competition from Fabrications I won a free ticket to the Knitting and Stitching Show. It was recently in London and Dublin and now in lovely Harrogate for the weekend. For those who don’t know the show covers knitting and stitching but way way more; felt-making, toy-making, shibori dyeing, jewellery-making, card-making, …
Careless cutting – NL 6808 take 2
Oh yes I was smug. I had “conquered” New Look 6808. I was dancing around the living room in my finished top and thought hell yeah I’m gonna make another!! I decided to up the fun factor. Thick blue plaid with 3/4 sleeves so it’d be super warm and snuggly! I whizzed through it. And …
New Look 6808 – FINALLY!
Yaaaaaaaaay I’ve finally finished a new look 6808 top after buying the pattern nearly a year ago. Why so long you might ask? Well it took me this long to fit it properly. I made four attempts. FOUR! Yeesh. I worked out I’m a 8 around the neck, a 10 at the arm holes and …
Spooky fun
That’s right! I’m still here. Just slightly delayed in posting. I wanted to post earlier but have been working hard on an odd little project. IT’S NEARLY HALLOWEEEEEEEEEN!!!! Ahem. And as the resident family seamstress I was called upon for costume duty. I’ve mentioned my younger brother, Little Fro, before. Well he came up with …
Sewing Admin
Organisation is becoming a MUST for my sewing spot. I already try to regularly clear my sewing tools away, rather than leaving things strewn across my table but that’s not enough. I have a ludicrously small amount of space and I keep catching Mr Almond Rock cringe as he looks over at the various cuts …
Red Velvet… cupcakes, not the film*
My Autumn/Winter sewing plans are coming along nicely…. Twinkle nearly done and other bits and pieces cut, traced etc. But I decided I needed a different creative outlet this weekend. BAKING! I love baking because I get to work out my stress and then I get a sweet reward at the end. I wanted to …