The booth-dividing lattice is complete! Petra potted up the vines yesterday, two to a pot…. ….and they grew some leaves overnight. (IRL, they are crocheted vines – I sewed the stems onto the lattice with brown thread, then stitched the leaves to the stems.) (Under the “dirt” is coiled felt that the ends of the…… Continue reading Vines to Conceal Secrets
Tag: Creative Processes
Anything that details the creative process of a project or skill.
In Progress
First of all, an update on the blanket: I’ve finished three of the seven stripes, and just started the fourth. This purple stripe will go in the centre of the blanket, so when this is done, I’ll be over halfway through! In Tea at Yaz’s news, I have made (one of) the lattice(s) that will…… Continue reading In Progress
Project Roundup
I have three Big Projects I’m working on at the moment – first one is my patchwork pants, which I have made quite a bit of progress on. All the above bundles of squares have been assembled (thanks, long weekends)…. ….and I’ve finished quilting all four panels for one pair just this afternoon. I am…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Away With Boring White Socks
What is one to do when one is faced with boring white work socks and a four-day weekend? Dye them bright colours, of course! It’s nice and sunny, so they dried in about a day or so. The spray bottle was to dampen the socks, so the dye would take. A good iron to set…… Continue reading Away With Boring White Socks
Unkillable Houseplants
Final stages of assembly…. ….and complete! This is the crocheted ivy plant pattern by Pippa Patterns on Etsy. I wanted to make it as a housewarming gift for a friend who has moved into her first home. This plant is made of three vines, which go through holes in this circular piece of cardboard I…… Continue reading Unkillable Houseplants
Binder Dividers
So I have this binder that I use for storing about half to two-thirds of my sewing patterns. I’ve put some dividers in, just made of cereal box cardboard, to divide the patterns into three sections for easier locating. Plain cardboard is a bit bland, though. And you get advertising on the back. So I…… Continue reading Binder Dividers
Project Roundup
Tea at Yaz’s is coming along – slower than I’d like, but slow progress is still progress. I’ve added an extension to the back of one of the bench seats, because I want to add some kind of divider between the booths. I want to try making a lattice with a vine growing up it…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Long Live Perfectly Functional Headphones
These have been my trusty headphones for years and years. So long, in fact, that the plastic “leather” that covers the cushions on the earmuffs and overhead bit started flaking away, so I had to make these crocheted covers for them. However, they look a bit…… dated, shall we say. And believe me, the plastic…… Continue reading Long Live Perfectly Functional Headphones
Op-Shop Upcycle #3
So way back in August last year, I purchased four button-up shirts from the op shop (or thrift store) and set about modifying them to be comfy home shirts for winter. This was the last shirt to be upcycled, because I wasn’t sure how to attack the visible contrasting stitching (and it was getting hot).…… Continue reading Op-Shop Upcycle #3
A Weekend of Repairs
This first repair took the longest, but that’s because it is quite visible and I wanted it to look good. Can you see on the back of this shirt? I ripped a little hole in it when it got caught on some wire this week. I patched it from the back with some similar-coloured linen…… Continue reading A Weekend of Repairs
My Life in Miniature 