Made a start

I gave myself a shove and pulled out some fabrics to start on my carnival challenge piece. My calendar is looking pretty busy so I’m only making a fairly small piece. I’m treating this challenge as a chance to try out one or two things and to practise a few others. I’m not telling you [...]

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hand dyed silk chiffon and acetate and pin

Stitch, fine silver and button on charity shop pin-stripe suit

Hi Folks,

I am trying this out to see how it works. I haven’t done any sewing for ages except mending sheets and other non-glamourous activities due to other time-specific duties over Christmas.  I have a couple of [...]