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Kindle cover
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Sunday, January 8, 2012 |
Father Christmas bought me a Kindle. I made it a cover - just improvised out of some bits of fabric, felt and a nice leather button for that masculine touch. Tweed Run, anybody?
I did this by myself - having found the confidence to sew over the last couple of years, thanks to lovely Amy Johnson. It's very liberating and gives me loads of pleasure.
Haven't actually read anything on my Kindle yet though .. but I have downloaded a Michael Ondaatje book, which is a start. Waiting for a train ride now (mainly cos I want to show off the cover how shallow, Jo).Labels: craft, Kindle, Kindle cover, project, vintage fabric |
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bag lady
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 |
It's a year since my last post here - but I think this photo of my latest creation shows progression in the sewing stakes. Made from a piece of Otterburn Tweed I found in a charity shop, then various bits and pieces for the lining and applique, all reclaimed. I think it's lovely, even though it's not a posh lady's bag. I have never really got on with posh handbags, always felt insufficiently feminine in that way. Never craved a leather bag, like I never craved an engagement ring or a proper wedding dress. Something fundamental lacking there, Colley.
The sewing thing, the pleasure of it, stunning. All down to the fab Amy Johnson who has taught me everything this past year or two. I am reaping what I sew.Labels: craft, femininity, handmade, sewing, vintage fabric |
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Tea cosy
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Thursday, May 20, 2010 |
Who said you can't trust a person who, when left alone in a room with a tea cosy, fails to put it on her head? This one, knitted with a passed on pattern from ma-in-law, is supposed to look like it's got a teacup on its head. I stopped reading the instructions at a crucial point, rebel that I am, so it just looks like a slightly bent over old dear or somebody with a sack on their head. But hell it's my first time! I feel proud and round and stout. Labels: craft, knitting, tea cosy |
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