A Big Birthday Week.

puppy love...just looking

5ply wool destash project

birthday lunch

happy birthday to me...

vintage wooden toolbox and tulip tapestry

best birthday week bargains

catching up with favourite son 

and I discovered that

nuno felted silk collars & frippery brooches 

go together perfectly well

just like stripey socks & frocks.

...Studio is still a work in progress.

Studio - OUT of ORDER

With a whole 2wks free from Workshops

I'd plenty of time to play 

with my own Winter Wardrobe REcreations

dabble with some new patternmaking

and add the finishing touches to old ones

instead  

I decide to REmodel the interior design of the Studio

thus rendering every flat surface unuseable.

hard to believe but I am making progress

and with school holidays coming to an end tomorrow
my time will be more my own

which will be handy

as it's going to take time 
to work out 
how to get everything to fit back in again!

Wrapped Up

There were many more of these Wraps created

during last Terms Workshops

unfortunately not all were photographed

I anticipate many more will be created in future Workshops

because they are so easy & effective to make and wear.

1. Red Wrap & Frippery Love, 2. Tied Wrap, 
3. Felt Wrap, 4. Velvet Wrap

All you need is a metre of fabric
fold fabric in half
locate where you require armholes
cut & shape for arm
finish the armholes with binding etc. to avoid stretching
try on & manipulate fabric until you are happy with the fit.
Stitch in place and wear all year round.

People, Pods & Sewing Patterns

As participants in the workshops become more familiar with 

their sewing machines

their talents

and what is possible when both are combined

there's a magical blurring of Workshop lines as everyone 

creates in new styles, 

with different colours 

& in fabrics they may never have before

the atmosphere

when there's all this creativity

bouncing off the Studio walls 

is infectious

1. REinventors, 2. Pretty, 3. Frippery, 4. Winter Berry, 

5. Velvety, 6. Heart Skirts, 7. Heart Skirts, 8. Apron Wrap, 
9. Hippy Party, 10. KAPOW!, 11. KAPOW!, 12. Afternoon., 
13. Curtain Jacket, 14. 2-1, 15. Cirque, 16. Untitled


...and as much as I'm going to enjoy the 2wk break between workshops

I'm looking forward to next time.

Term 2 Studio Workshops :: Mixed Bag of Creativeness

It was another laughter-filled tea-swilling crafty, stitchy mixed bag of Studio Workshops 
during Term 2 

with a welcome mix of familiar & new faces

which produced a delicious array of creativeness

here's some samples of what was achieved during the

Basics & Beyond 

&

 REinventing your Wardrobe Workshops

1. Peachy Quilt, 2. Sues Slip, 3. Pant Top, 4. Busso Shifts, 5. Dolly Quilt, 6. Denim Vest, 

7. Dyed, 8. Next Apron Wrap, 9. Apron Wrap, 10. Kates Knickers, 11. Sally & Liza, 12. Cat in the Hat, 
13. Pyjama Party, 14. PJ's, 15. Gracies Nightie, 16. Charles Rack, 17. Charles Rack, 18. Busso Frock,
 19. Libery Peacock Pincushion, 20. Skirtunic, 21. Persistence Pays Off Vest, 22. Brazillian Bag, 23. Covered, 24. Best Friends, 
25. Skirt Tunic, 26. Fisherman Frock, 27. Jumpigan, 28. Wrap Skirt, 29. Man Bag, 30. Brons Slip

REinventing :: Get Creative with Holey Knitwear

For a non-REinventor

finding holes in your knitwear

would be alarming

especially when the holes are in 

the perfect Wrap Vest for 

the perfect Change of Heart Skirt

for a REinventor however

any distress or alarm is very short lived 

holes are the perfect excuse to get creative

with some free-machine embroidery

and will inevitably result  

in an even more interesting garment.

Below is a short video tute I did a while back
on how I free-machine embroider
which you may find helpful...or not
and here is the post I did along with the video
which you may also find helpful...or not

either way please excuse what look to be dirty fingernails
and what sounds like my secretarial phone voice.

What Our Clothes Say About Us

We all know 

that wearing red is a sign of confidence
and purple indicates spiritual enlightenment

blue is calming

and green inspiring

Combining colours portrays all sorts of things

happiness

sadness

or confusion

but what does it mean 

when you wear Zebras

that you don't care what it all means?

Op Shop Rescue :: Seeing the Potential

Not all treasure that is rescued
remains as it was originally intended
a little like Furniture Fudging
I enjoy seeing the potential in my treasure rescues

the crocheted Dolly Varden & edging on this napkin 
have been carefully unpicked & cut away
ready for their next incarnations

I had hoped to find a matching one 
as pocket embellishments was the first idea that came to mind

the brand new scratchy wool UNwearable-as-a-jumper

and funky too-small knit top 

may join forces & become my new favourite Jumper Wrap 

I don't knit

but I could

and if I did

I would so knit stuff from this book

starting with these adorable flower toggle things

a once-upon-a-time Shadow Box

is destined to become the next Frippery Tray

once I fill the other one

and gorgeous hand stitched linens

 should be framed. 

I would now like to take a moment to thank all the people 

who don't see the potential in the things I do

because without you...

doesn't bear thinking about!