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Tag Archives: self-drafted
Tried and True
Hi , I don’t know about you but I tend to repeat patterns or shapes that work for me , particularly with remnants. I love remnants , I find them interesting, leftover fabrics that lend themselves to possibilities.When you are … Continue reading
Stash buster and Zero Waste
I bought some felled wool, from The Selvedge Society on Instagram in winter last year . I didn’t get around to using it then but thought it may work as a jacket or cape . The immediate issue was I … Continue reading
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Tagged Autumn, Coat, colour, fun, grey, Layers, remnant, self-drafted, Stash Shrinker, Winter, Wool
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Adjust to make it work !
I have had a love of long tunic tops with slim pants for most of my life but the circumstances I live with now means they don’t really work in the wheelchair. So adjustment’s need to be made. I made … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, Colourful, embroidered fabric, fun, self-drafted, Sheer, stretch knit
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Fabulous Fabric love
I ,( like I imagine loads of people ), am obsessed with interesting fabrics, textures, colours , prints and patterns, fibre content all of these are fundamental to my purchasing and making decisions . Some prints are such that what … Continue reading
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Tagged colour, Colourful, cotton, fun, self-drafted, Stash Shrinker, Summer
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Lovely Green Lace
A few years ago , I was given some lace by my friend . She had received it from a deceased estate that had been left with her. It wasn’t something that she would use so she gifted it to … Continue reading
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Tagged designer style, Easy, lace, self-drafted, Sheer, Stash Shrinker
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Me Made May 2020 part 2
Hi there, I needed to break up the me made may post just because of the sheer volume of information and of time involved. I am not a fan of hours in front of a screen , so I needed … Continue reading
Posted in Me Made May, pitt trading fabric, Uncategorized, Winter
Tagged Autumn, Denim, fun, grey, Pitt Trading, self-drafted, silk, Tessuti, The Fabric Store, Winter, Wool
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MMMAY16 Week 1
MMMAY16 week 1 complete. Here are the details starting top row Day 1 to 4 left to right I have added the links to those I have blogged about; Top V8962, Wrap self drafted. … Continue reading
Posted in Knit creations, Uncategorized
Tagged Autumn, BohoBanjo, Burda Style, Marcy Tilton, mmmay16, self-drafted, Sheer, stretch knit
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Bali Fabric- Ball Dress
Hi , Early last year I went to Bali and came home with a heap of fabric,here is a link to my tumblr blog being very new at it all my son had set that up for me for my … Continue reading
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Tagged Bali Fabric, Dresses, Evening, Marcy Tilton, self-drafted, Sequins, silk
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Self Drafted inspiration
I have made my interpretation of a dress that my sister in law owns. I had taken it up for her and drafted up a version for myself. My initial sketch with design details is pictured here. I will set … Continue reading
A Draped Shift Take 1
I was inspired by a pattern puzzle on the Studiofaro facebook page and have made a draped shift dress following the instructions on the studiofaro website. http://studiofaro-wellsuited.blogspot.com.au/2013/12/pattern-puzzle-drape-shift.html. The instructions on the website led me to creating this pattern. I decided … Continue reading