El Bandito

Woo hoo! I'm delighted to have finished my Aestlight shawl. It took just under a month, on and off, and was a really enjoyable knit. ...

Household Horror aka Beetle Tales

Carpet Beetle Larvae (about 6mm long) In a huge shift in tone from my last post about a pretty dress, I want to to talk about beetles. Carp...

1950s Poppy Print Dress

     Ta dah! I got my dress finished in time for the weekend at the weekend. It's from the same 1950s pattern as my blue and white...

Finds around the House

Through this blog I occasionally share some of the finds I make in charity shops. Today I thought I'd show you some of my finds in situ,...

If you can't Sorbetto them....

Ok. I know it's a terrible pun. I couldn't resist. Anyway, my title is intended to suggest that I have joined the ranks of the multi...

From Duvet Cover to 50s Day Dress

  Ahoy there! I think this dress has a distinctly nautical feel - it is a wearable muslin for the dress I am wearing to a wedding next wee...

I Have Loved & Lost

I won these patterns on eBay a couple of weeks ago, at a great price, but they seem to have got lost in the post. The seller refunded my p...

Fabric Choice for Rooibos Sewalong

This is the fabric I've chosen for the Rooibos Sewalong - a cotton drill in green and a raspberry coloured polka dot cotton for the col...

Finds of Different Kinds

There's a charity shop near my work that I visit every week. It's one of several that I frequent, but not one which usually has muc...