I hadn’t intended to do any crafting for valentine’s day. I’m not sure how I ended up knitting little red hearts, but I did. Once I started, it seemed right to add leaves. Time to felt a sheet of blended green. I already had the remains of another sheet. While […]
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At my mother’s knee, or how to darn
I don’t remember the first thing I ever darned. I do remember the person who taught me and the house we lived in at the time, so I know how old I was roughly. It wasn’t the accomplishment of darning the hole that was so important to me, it was […]
Read moreSkirt to trousers
I know. Another pair of trousers. All I can say is that this pair is different. You see, before they were another pair of trousers, they were one of my favourite skirts. I loved this chocolately brown, corduroy skirt. It was flattering and so easy to wear. That, of course […]
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So the cutting begins.
There is a whirl of fabric being processed at the moment in our house. Not just to make one item, but a whole host. I’ve dived into the ever growing pile of preloved fabric. Time to use it or…….hmm…… lose it. The latter is a difficult concept for a squirrel […]
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