Firstly, I’ve decided to make myself some nice sewing equipment, mainly some pattern weights and a wrist pincushion. These here are the rectangles for the pattern weights: I chose an assortment of blues from my stash. I’m filling them with blind-baking weights and scrap fabric, so they should be weighty enough to hold down a…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tag: Creative Processes
Anything that details the creative process of a project or skill.
Project Roundup
Way back in the autumn holidays, I started this embroidery hoop: The bottom half will be a field of sunflowers, but I haven’t picked it up since those holidays. Hopefully I’ll find time soon to do some. What’s this now? This panel – and seven others – are going to be the legs of the…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tea at Yaz’s Update
I finished making two more snake plants! I had extra leaves from the two larger ones, so I made up some extra pots. The bigger pots are glue stick caps, and the smaller slimmer ones are ones I made myself. They both have the same baking soda/paint technique applied to make them look like terracotta.…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Update
Project Roundup
I’ve been working on a new garment, which is getting so close to being complete! Can you guess what it is? As a result, progress at Tea at Yaz’s has been slow. I had some spare snake plant leaves, so I thought I’d make some smaller plants with them. The pots are assembled, but not…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Little Sewing Projects
It’s been raining all day in my corner of the world, so what better to do than start a whole bunch of little sewing projects? First off, I use this bag for groceries, and the jute handles have worn away. You can see the plastic core to them quite clearly. I mended these handles with…… Continue reading Little Sewing Projects
Miniature Snakes
Not reptilian snakes! Though the making process was certainly long and winding…. After three weeks of toiling and experimenting, I bring you… …miniature snake plants! Or Dracaena trifasciata, for the plant nerds out there. (The tutorial for which came from 50 Makes for Modern Miniatures by Chelsea Andersson.) These were quite the trial; I had…… Continue reading Miniature Snakes
Cosplay Update
Sarah’s Thirteenth Doctor cosplay has had an upgrade – this is what it looked like four years ago (!): And this is what it looks like today: The shoes I made a while ago, but this post’s focus is the pants! I made them from scraps of the fabric I used for my life-sized pair.…… Continue reading Cosplay Update
Project Roundup
I believe this is the first Project Roundup of this year, according to my records! These are always fun to write, even if they get fewer views. First off, I’ve cut out another dress! It’s a Daisy dress by Rosery Apparel, and I’m not poaching the sleeves off another garment this time – I’ll be…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tea at Yaz’s Renovation
That is right, friends, the niggling feeling that ‘I could do that [miniature building] so much better’ returns! This time, Tea at Yaz’s is due for a facelift. It’s the first store along this little street that I made, so I think it deserves a bit of love. At the moment, I’ve just completed the…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Renovation
Navy Double Gauze
I finished this dress a couple of weeks ago, but I’ve only just got around to photographing it. I used the same pattern as my library dress, but I brought the neckline in a bit, so now it’s more of a circular neckline. I also substituted the Rosery Apparel Daisy sleeves, like the library dress.…… Continue reading Navy Double Gauze
My Life in Miniature 