honestly, I don’t ever encourage T to pose with me, he just does it all on his own. I’ve made some new jeans, and the overly wide-legged-ness of them is so funky and awesome … it’s silly but I am really feeling like this sort of thing at the moment!  I’ve been working on these for several weeks now … taking my time to get the fit just right and exactly how I wanted them.  It was fun to work slowly on something that I really wanted.  They are super comfortable and easy to wear, almost like a tracksuit, only not.  Way better. I used McCalls 8206 as a starting point.   ..read more

Well! it’s taken me an awfully long time to get around to this!  several years in fact… I’m a little hazy now as to why I never posted this draft post before but well, I didn’t…. however, as mentioned it in my previous post I really do enjoy reflecting on my travel wardrobes so decided to finally finish this one up too… Time away:  8 days Where to:  Bali, Indonesia Season:  May, which is early dry season. Meaning hot, and quite humid by our standards Expected activities:  attending the wedding of our friends L & L, a couple of fancy dinners, and the rest of it bea ..read more

I made a new dress, possibly the last summer sundress before our cold winter sets in for real… I was very fortunate to have a warmish enough day recently in which I could wear it to the beach and take photos of it!  although it was cold enough that I couldn’t bring myself to take off my little white Tshirt from underneath.  I used a new pattern; the Fibremood Alberthe, and a sarong/piece of fabric that I bought in Indonesia back in 2018, when we went there to attend a friend’s wedding.  I posted about my travel wardrobe back … whoops, and wow, I’ve just realised I never posted ..read more

Please say hi to 2 Seoks! aka my knitting project for June. Hehe, these are actually pretty hilarious; well, to me at least! but I probably should explain why; so as mentioned previously I am a fan of BTS, and two of the members have the name Seok… pronounced “sock”.  Namely Kim Seokjin and Jung Hoseok.  In the fandom they are sometimes referred to collectively as 2 seok… anyway obviously I could not resist such a challenge!  2 Seok … as 2 socks!! haha, I’m giggling a little even now.  #nevergetsold #ohboyineedalife I designed them myself because there is, as yet, no knitt ..read more

I made another unusual little shirt … this one is similar to the other, cotton one that I made just recently but does have some key differences. I used a length of beautiful snowy white linen from the Linen Shack … very fine and lightly crisp, almost floaty, and it was just as lovely to work with as the dusky pink linen I used for another recently made shirt…  Honestly is there anything nicer to wear than a crisp and fresh linen shirt?  It’s one of my favourite things to have and wear and all my white linen shirts get worn to death.   I mean, a white top goes with absolutely e ..read more

Just recently I took part in me-made May again, and had a month of taking my own photos once more.  It feels funny to go back to this, since I’ve completely got out of the habit of taking daily photos, but I do enjoy joining in with me-made May.  It helps me to take stock of the items in my wardrobe that I really like and those that I don’t! and also identify any gaps in my wardrobe… So these are my daily outfits for the month… there are 32 outfits for 31 days because we had one evening out for my sister-in-law’s birthday party for which I wore a separate outfit from during the day ..read more

I’ve knitted a new cardigan! This is cardigan A  from the book Japanese Knitting, by Michiyo, translated by Gayle Roehm.  The yarn is Jansen by Mod Vera, colour 80421344, it’s a yarn made for Spotlight which is where I bought it of course.  Not the most wonderful yarn in the world but I bought it anticipating the boredom of possible lockdowns during the early days of Covid.  It was a bit mohair-y,  by which I mean that it stuck to itself and had such a degree of fluffiness the needle had trouble getting between the stitches sometimes. So yes, I said “new” above, but a ..read more

Hello!  I’ve made a new shirt/top; it’s a little weird but it’s an idea I’ve had in my head for a long time and have been quietly working on realising it.  I’ve actually been making this shirt for over a month! it’s still not quite there but this iteration has helped me to firm up the idea even further, so it’s all good!  This will most likely become a new sewing pattern for our Carolyn & Cassie oevre… I used a white slubby cotton that has been in my stash for ages, awaiting a good project.  I really love this stuff and have made lots of things using it in various col ..read more

Hello!  I’ve been sewing again lately … I just finished a button-up shirt using this beautiful dusky pink linen that I received from the Linen Shack.  The linen is very fine and light, and was absolutely beautiful to work with.  Aah, I just love sewing with linen.  Also, I’m so into pink right now it’s not even funny!  This dusky pink colour is lovely, a gentle and subtle pink with just a hint of lilac about it.  Making me nostalgic for the cherry blossoms from a few weeks ago, sigh… ahh, take me back, please… I didn’t have pink thread in my stash and instead of ..read more

Hello!  I’ve finished a few new things over the past few days… First up, a new ivory blouse for myself.  This is the new Fibremood Georgie blouse, and it’s quite an interesting design and construction technique that I haven’t really come across before, namely a series of very deep pleats in the neckline and sleeves.  These are bound down with a narrow bias strip.  The raglan sleeves also have deep pleats going into those cuffs. If I was going to be picky I think I would have chosen to cut the cuffed sleeves a little longer, and it’s also quite a short blouse overall. &nbs ..read more