A short but sweet post to thank you all for visiting, reading, commenting, sharing my posts, and generally giving me a reason to write every fortnight! I’ve been thinking about the future direction of my writing, and would appreciate it if you could take a minute to answer a few multiple choice questions – as…
Category: R&R
Summer Sewing
I am taking a break this August, but part of that involves some personal sewing. I haven’t had time for it these past few months – newsletter readers will know that I’ve been well into preparing AW patterns for release – but I’ve really missed writing pattern reviews. The last one was the Arenite pants…
Adventures in Yarn Dyeing, Part One
Last week I tried two things for the very first time: drafting a bodice block and dyeing yarn. It’s safe to say I’ll be doing both again! My not-so-new job has kept me away from posting regularly like I used to, but it’s been a crazy, eventful and educational nine months in post and I…
Project Update: Sunshine Coat – and a little dressmaking prep
Yesterday was a soggy day in London town. Deadlines have passed, I found myself overdue with the blog (sorry), and somehow I knew exactly which colour I’d most like to look at – and which project I’d most like to work on. The past few days have been spent working on the Sunshine coat, and…
Project Update: Sunshine Coat and Pineapple Shawl
Happily, whilst on my recent break I managed to find time for my personal projects! For the shawl, that wasn’t too difficult – part of my time away involved a couple of train journeys totalling nearly six hours, so there would’ve been something seriously wrong with me if I hadn’t managed to make a dent…
Two New Projects: Pineapple shawl and Sunshine coat
A magazine deadline has been and gone, and this week I have found myself with two days off! I haven’t been in that situation for a few weeks so I thought I’d spend some of the time relaxing, eating pancakes and devoting a bit of time to personal projects. The first of these is the…