Hazel’s birthday was on Friday, so I thought such an occasion deserved some new clothes. I thought this was quite a wintery fabric, so I decided to make the shirt long-sleeved. It does also have buttons embroidered down the front, only they are black, so they are quire hard to see. As you can see,…… Continue reading Birthday Threads
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Summer Gingham
I’ve had this fabric in my stash for a little while, thinking it would lovely as a dress for Hazel. And do you know what? I was right! I tried making a fake button-closure at the front, which worked well. The buttons are very small French knots – I don’t think you can get buttons…… Continue reading Summer Gingham
New Year, New (Old) Clothes
First of all, Happy New Year! The week or so between Christmas and New Year is a great time to get some mending in, and I made some modifications to two items. Remember this skirt of Petra’s from 2021? When I made it, there were two problems: the waistband was too tight, and there was…… Continue reading New Year, New (Old) Clothes
Christmas Refresh
I’ve had these decorative presents for a while, but they are starting to get a bit faded with time and use. Fortunately, Needle and Thread have a few bolt-ends of Christmassy fabric to use up! Looking good! “Here, pass them to me Tiff, so you don’t have to bend down,” They look good! The folds…… Continue reading Christmas Refresh
Flower Festival Photos (part 2)
Batch two of the holiday photos incoming! (There were a lot of good ones!) These little yellow flowers are called Billy buttons, which I reckon is a fantastic name. I have been busy with both staying cool and new projects, which will be forthcoming. I’ve been trying some new things for Sarah’s bedroom and I’m…… Continue reading Flower Festival Photos (part 2)
Flower Festival Photos
Recently, the girls and I went on a holiday to a nearby city that does a flower festival in the springtime. Naturally, I took loads of photos, and I want to show you some of the best ones. (We also visited a Japanese garden while there, which has fewer flowers but lots of beautiful views.)…… Continue reading Flower Festival Photos
Birthday = New Pastries
It was Hazel’s birthday last Tuesday! To celebrate, she’s cooked up some new sweets. These are two dark chocolate shortbread biscuits with coconut icing between them. (The name is yet to be decided.) The other two are on their way, as this party is a taste-testing and name-brainstorming party! All hands are needed on deck…… Continue reading Birthday = New Pastries
Project Roundup
I’ve used this metallic ribbon for curtain ties since I made these curtains a good few years ago now, and they’re getting a bit ratty. I came across this video about making medieval braid, and thought that I could use this technique to make nicer curtain ties, like this! I used spare yarn from an…… Continue reading Project Roundup
More Storefronts
The other side of the Post Office box is complete, this time with a leather repairs store. (I know the signage says ‘shoe repairs’, so I tried to compensate with the window displays.) This is the first time I’ve used this brown paper for the window and door frames, and I quite like it. I…… Continue reading More Storefronts
A Good All-Rounder
I saw a round white bag in a magazine a few years ago, made of coiled rope, and I thought, “That’d look great as a miniature bag.” Fast forward to last week, and it’s complete! I crocheted it with a 1mm hook, making two circles with sides before stitching about half the circumference together. Then…… Continue reading A Good All-Rounder
My Life in Miniature 