Pattern Monday #10

  Do you want to ride?

Finished: Denim Crescent Skirt

Worn with a favourite top from Zara (about 5 years old) The first item from my capsule wardrobe plan has been ticked off! I actually finish...

Lucky, Lovely January

January can be a bit of a dull month. Everybody is skint, back at work after the holidays and the weather is usually rubbish. However this y...

In Progress: The Sweater of Botch and Perseverance

Back in September I posted about knitting this short sleeve fairisle sweater from a 1940s pattern. Here's the pattern I'm using: ...

Giveaway Winners!

The Winner of the Vintage Sewing Pattern is:   Comment number 6 - Roisin ! The winner of the vintage knitting booklet is:  Comment nu...

Pattern Monday #9

Image from CemetarianHardCopy on Etsy Can you imagine the effect created when this lady walks past you? Pattern overload. Thanks to Debi ...

Newsflash - Edinburgh Fabric Stores Ransacked

Flower brooches made by Kristen , Debi and myself After hours spent planning, emailing and tartan flower crafting, yesterday was the Crafte...

Pattern Monday #8

This girl's face is positively aglow with the joint thrill of knitwear modelling and pretending to be learning something. Oh. Hang on......

Vintage Knitting Booklet Giveaway

I'm celebrating reaching 100 followers! This is the 2nd of my giveaways - The first is for a vintage sewing pattern - this one is to wi...

Vintage Sewing Pattern Giveaway

  To mark the fact that I now have over 100 followers, I wanted to say thank you with a couple of giveaways. This is the first, to win a vi...

6 Easy Pieces - Sewing a Mini Capsule Wardrobe

 Sewing Buddy/Hindrance It is two years this month since I took a sewing class at a local college and learned to use a sewing machine. In t...

Pattern Monday #7

 Taupe and hairspray combine to create a mighty force. The back of the pattern was just too good, I had to share it as well. K x

Finished: Miss Marple Cape

  Finally! I have made the cape of my dreams. After a long period of thinking I would like a cape, and trying on a few vintage ones which w...