sewing
Off to the fair!
I am so sorry for the recent radio silence, but after a week of illness always comes a week of crazy catching up (and in this case an exam as well). But. Last Saturday, I managed to get out of the house, jump on the commute and head for Stockholm International Fair and the biannual Syfestivalen.…
Read MoreGather around – it´s the grey cardi!
I´m still not feeling well, especially during the night – I have to get up around 1 in the morning, brewing ALOT of tea, and cut out some projects to keep my mind off coughing. I tried some medicine – and it gave me a headache! Great. Well, I´m not going to bore you with…
Read MoreOn my sewing table: Another pair of high waisted trousers, the Vest AND a floral tuxedo shirt
I am writing this in the middle of the night, because I can´t sleep, as I´m coughing like you wouldn´t believe it. I am too tired to actually produce something (AKA sew). So what else to do than give you a little update on what I´m up to next? (I am actually trying to exhaust myself so…
Read MoreHepburn/Hepburn project: The Audrey Dress v. 1
First of all, thank you all for the lovely comments on my Kate trousers. I can add to the description of them that they are mighty comfortable as well! When I woke up today, my voice had left me, and my body was aching. As my line of work is to teach people to sing,…
Read MoreHepburn/Hepburn: The Kate Trousers!
Can you believe it? I have finally finished a Hepburn/Hepburn- garment! I finished the last couple of stitches on my Katharene Hepburn inspired pants today, and managed to take some half-decent pics. It´s so hard to take photos in autumn. There is way too much weather all the time! Anyways. These trousers are made from a…
Read MoreSaturday night shopping
So, it´s Saturday night and I decided not to go to a party, as I have a good deal of stuff to do this weekend.  To reward myself of being such a responsible gal, I did some vintage pattern bidding (and winning) at Tradera.com in stead. I did pretty good, I think – here´s what…
Read MoreBooks!
After tackling the wrap dress, realizing I should have done a FBA and reading about a lot of great literature about sewing I decided to indulge in a shopping splurge at Amazon.co.uk today. To give you a reason for this book- buying craze, I´ll show you a pic of my library of craft books: You see? (or you´ll…
Read MoreMy grand plan: The floral skirt
Windy outside today, perhaps? Back in May, when I bought the fabric to the Rosie dress, I noticed that the floral print was available in other colors as well. Back then I thought it was a bit over the top to buy it, and let it go. The fabric used on the Rosie dress Turns…
Read MoreOn my sewing table: 1970s wrap dress
I have just posted a question on Sew Retro about this dress I´m working on, and I´ll just post the whole thing here as well. Hope someone can help me! 🙂 Hello everyone! I am currently working on a wrap-around dress from the 70s (don´t you just love the colors and the accessorizing of the…
Read MorePledges and sustainability.
Although I have had this blog since 2005, only the last 5 or so months have been really productive. It all came down to my challenge 2010, it´s simple: I said to myself in january this year;  that I shall restrain myself from buying any new clothes.  After making this decision, I discovered the fantastic online…
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