This Friday we headed off to the Ashmolean for a late night organised by Oxford Fashion week. There were models showing off designer dresses, with the chance to photograph or sketch if that was your thing (these are a couple of my favourites, there was a theme of clothing from different countries and different decades). Read more about A passion for fashion at the Ashmolean[…]
As well as our homemade wedding present (which I will blog about soon) I decided to make something a little more personal for Maddie. There was no subtle way of getting a leg measurement other than asking if I could take one, I made sure this was a couple of months ago over some wine so there was Read more about DIY garterment[…]
So on Thursday and Friday instead of going to work I went off to frolic in the fantastic Ardington School of Crafts for 2 days of learning from the fantastic Ray Slater. Our task was to make contemporary cloth dolls and by gosh we did. Our first task of the day (after tea and biscuits Read more about Creating cloth dolls[…]
I could not name this post so without including a pic of the man himself, ladies reach for your smelling salts the danger of swooning is about to increase. (ding dong, Colin Firth will remain the ultimate Darcy for me, most dashing Austin male by a mile!). Now onto to some sewing. So about 4 Read more about Darcy, always Darcy[…]
I’ve been being kept really busy for the last couple of weeks working on some doll commissions for one of our neighbours. She approached me about using this book that she had as a start point and creating some wedding themed dolls for some younger cousins who were coming to her daughters wedding (incidentally her Read more about Wedding dolls[…]
This is the beginning of one of the dolls I’ve been asked to make by our friend Claire, it is one of a pair although it’s mate is a brown bunny (cut out, the pattern said fake fur but I thought that would be a nightmare so brown suede it is). This is my second Read more about Doll making – The contruction[…]
It seems I have white rabbits somewhat on the brain of late, it all started with the renaming of a pub which rather conveniently falls on my way from and to work and serves possibly the best cheesy garlic bread I have ever tasted! (no mean feat, I think you will agree). Then I found Read more about White rabbits![…]
So this weekend I left his Jamness at home and headed to the very beautiful Mountsorrel Hall (above) to meet the very lovely Louise Brooks. As well as making hats professionally Louise leads classes in how to make hats, and I was there to learn how to make a felt hat with flowers. Mountsorrel Hall Read more about Hat making part 1[…]
When my friend Beth left for Dubai I made her a little felt ‘chicken of destiny’ to take with her, hang on a door handle and look at & smile. As Jam has expressly forbidden me to bring the Arucana babies into the house there was only one answer… Not quite as handsome as the Read more about Spot the difference[…]
This week it’s been head down, finishing some of the projects I started a while ago. First up it was the wedding commision from my friend at work. seven cravats with matching hankies for her main men (I got a bit behind with this as the day I’d set aside to finish the hankies we Read more about A severe case of finish-itus[…]