March 12, 2018 3 Comments. Farewell to Hubert de Givenchy, truly one of the greats. March 1, 2018 4 Comments. Arthur Elgort photographed this Miss Vogue design, Vogue 8103. February 13, 2018 3 Comments.

Since I need to re-fit a bunch of basic patterns, I started from scratch with this Ottobre shirt. The design features a back yoke with a gathered back, forward shoulder seams, collar on stand, loose fit with no darts, and sleeves gathered into two-button cuffs with a bound placket. French or flat fell? .

Finishing Details; The French Jacket. Thank you all for the many comments and compliments about this jacket. The finishing details are what sets French jackets apart and make this jacket unique. In addition to the custom trim, French jackets feature hand worked buttonholes, sleeves are set by hand, countless tiny stitches secure the lining and a metal chain inside the jacket allow it to drape perfectly when worn. I create a sleeve head from cotton batting.

Notes From a Binge and My Debut Poetry Collection. Hey My debut poetry collection is out soon. Thanks for reading and check back here for updates. I will let readers here know as soon as it is available on Amazon. I hope you can support me in making this big step. Around my chest, abdomen.

On December 31, 2015. I was promised a week of work. I packed for a month.

Instead, 2018 seems to be the year where I pick up a whole new bunch of craft skills. Dr Moreau bought me a beautiful Louët Julia spinning wheel for Christmas. January was thus consumed, and what an enormous pleasure! 3-ply from Dorset Horn.

Magnificent effort again by Sheffield members of the Clandestine Cake Club. We were hosted by Annies, haberdashery, fabric and sewing shop. Who let us show of our cakes in their sewing class area! Lashings of tea we had 5 bakers! Here are the cakes! Karens Bee cake , sponge with Date Savvy , with Honey buttercream and Date Savvy and honey syrup. Watch out on the site for.

I started blogging in October of 2005. I have had 3 blogs and they are now consolidated into this one so just over 500 posts. Then came yahoo groups, more dolls, polymer clay, ATC and knitting groups and eventually Ravelry. I took art lessons from Suzi Blue and took another art course as well from Sue Bleiweiss. I have forgotten a lot of the courses that I took. The journal cover was made before 2008, using a crumpled brown paper bag. I was guilty of these things as well.