So a few week ago, the graph above popped into my Instagram feed. The Sewcialists had put out a call for TNT patterns, which at first perplexed this Gen-Xer who uses words in their entirety (what the fuck young people, words are beautiful, use ALL the letters!). But then I realised it meant Tried and… Continue reading Straight Love Affair
I have often joked with people that knitting is what keeps my nose above water level. There’s the obvious meditative process, the silent number counting that stills the heart and focuses the breath – it’s impossible to be distracted by the silliness of life when you are focused on yarn and needle. There’s also the… Continue reading A Loverless Bed (Without Remission)
I’ve always admired those women who can hold down jobs, raise children, maintain relationships, have their creative practice and blog regularly about said practice. I have a job and a cat, and I struggle to blog on a regular basis. It’s not that I am not organised; I just can’t get it together to blog… Continue reading Do Me, Baby*
I love making my own clothes. There is nothing like seeing a vintage dress, falling completely in love with it, and knowing you can make it yourself. Going home, raising the fabric stash,making toiles to ensure the fit. Pressing the creases out of the fabric, laying it on the cutting table, pinning the tissue and… Continue reading Break, Shatter, Make, Matter
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