Category Archives: textiles

Playing, laying

Posted on 27 September 2012 by

I am really, really enjoying the process of making this crochet blanket – far more than I had ever anticipated! Whilst the scale of the project is still a little daunting, I’ve now made approximately a quarter of the hexagons … Continue reading →

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The button question

Posted on 3 August 2012 by

Readers, I need your help! I’m currently finishing off a 1940s shirtwaist dress made from a length of lovely indigo herringbone cloth (a wool blend, sadly not pure wool) that I bought nearly a year ago. The time has come … Continue reading →

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Light and lovely – holiday trousers!

Posted on 30 July 2012 by

I’ve been working quite a lot lately and so any ‘spare’ days off have been carefully planned.; in the case of last week, it was for sewing. As you can imagine I have amassed quite a lot of commercial sewing … Continue reading →

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Review: ‘Ballgowns’ exhibition at the V&A

Posted on 16 July 2012 by

Image credits: Photograph – Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images. Source – The Guardian. Recently I went to the V&A to see their exhibition Ballgowns: British glamour since 1950 in the newly-reopened fashion galleries. The V&A is one of my favourite museums and their exhibitions … Continue reading →

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dyeing and drowning

Posted on 20 March 2012 by

Today I spent all afternoon in the dye room at uni turning five metres of powder blue silk crepe into an eau-de-nil/green greyish shade of green. Dyeing is something which I can do if pressed, but it is not really … Continue reading →

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Garter for a wedding day

Posted on 5 August 2011 by

So as one of the bridesmaids at my cousin’s wedding, I had to choose one of those “old, new, borrowed, blue” categories for a small gift. As I am a penniless art student (and compulsive maker) the obvious thought was … Continue reading →

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Walking in Prague: Irons

Posted on 28 June 2011 by

On our second walk up to Prague Castle, I spied antique irons hidden away in a dark window display. Something about the lines of antique metal objects always resonates pleasingly with me, especially practical objects when they are made to … Continue reading →

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The doll photoshoot

Posted on 18 June 2011 by

My friend Holly recently worked with commercial photographer Min Seok Kim on a fashion shoot following the story of a blow-up doll who is brought to life. The concept of the shoot was based on a Korean film, and visually … Continue reading →

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Textural pleasure

Posted on 3 May 2011 by

Lately I’ve been knitting another pattern from ‘A Stitch In Time’, this time the purple number rather loftily entitled ‘It Cannot Fail to Please’. It uses a really pretty lace pattern and works up quite quickly. There are a few … Continue reading →

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Orientalist

Posted on 2 May 2011 by

Last year I made a trip to the theatre & performance galleries at the V&A with my friend Holly, which we had actually tried to visit several times before, with no success. Whilst at the V&A we obviously spent quite … Continue reading →

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