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Sewing Japapese in January – Part 3
On a roll here!! This time I’m using the Clean & Natural book and making the puffed sleeve pullover, pattern S. It’s a loose fitting top with boat-neck(ish) that finishes mid hip and has a...
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Work in Progress Wednesday 2/19
Last week I found a bargain at a local charity shop – 3m of what I suspect is a wool and silk herringbone fabric in sage green and off white. It was just hanging on a hanger in the curtains and duvet...
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Clouds & Smoke
Well, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? In this topsy turvy year, not much sewing is happening, and what is isn’t always big-time blog worthy. Not that I don’t want to show you everything, but once...
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Book Review – Sweet Clothes by Asuka Hamada
As the blouse/top posted last week got a fair bit of interest, I thought I might go into a little more detail about the book, and what it’s like to use. Now, if you’d clicked on the links from the...
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Sewing Japanese in January
I have plans!! I need a push to get my sewing off the starting block this year, like a lot of us I think. I love the idea of starting the year with a couple of challenges, and this one is my first. I...
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Work in Progress Wednesday 1/2021
Welcome to another year of Work in Progress Wednesdays! Now, this will not be a regular, every Wednesday occurance! Sometimes you’ll get a few in a row, then there’ll be nothing for a month or so,...
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Sewing Japanese in January
Finally! I have finally, after two and a bit years, made a pattern from the book “Basically 7 Dresses”. Except that it isn’t a dress. But nevermind, it’s done, and I like it! In my first Work in...
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Papaver Gigantus
Until last weekend – halfway through the month- not much sewing had been done in February, excluding a little coat toiling. I just haven’t been in the mood, and I was waiting for fabric to come to...
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Sew Japanese in January 2023
Why do I wait until the last few days in the month to get all my photos and writing done? Making is the easy part, writing a little less so, but photos in January… These are taken on my phone and the...
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So it’s January Again
Well that went quickly, didn’t it? I suppose it helps when I’m not posting regularly, and last year was a bit “messy” with everything going on! I really am still sewing, albeit not as much, but I am...
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