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Spring sewing: New Look 6171 girls' dress pattern
Simplicity's New Look sewing patterns are on sale in The Fabric Shop in Worthing this month, all discounted to just £2.95. My daughter chose dress pattern New Look Studio 6171P { margin-bottom: 0.21cm;...
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Couture and Biscuits: The Stylish Dress Book
Browsing the blogosphere I chanced upon Karyn Valino's Make Something site and her review of Japanese dress books. I'd not come across these before so was thrilled to read about the existence of books...
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Worthing in Spring: Snow Day
We all knew it was coming. Weather forecasters had warned us for days. That didn't stop hundreds of local radio station fans from getting into their cars and attempting motorway journeys, then getting...
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Spring sewing: Habitual Kimono Wrap
When Sir Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web he did it with people like Amy Finlayson in mind. Five years ago architect and crafter Finlayson designed and made a children's kimono pattern. It...
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Nothing finer than Brighton Charleston
Twelve days ago I stubbed the middle toe on my left foot while rushing to get my daughter's bath ready before bedtime. It was a pathetic injury but hurt so much that I couldn't put any pressure on it...
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Eye Couture: Stylish Dress Book - Tunic F
I can't resist the temptation to badly pun my way through this post, even though this demonstrates a lack of vision and a distinctly lowbrow approach to the medium. If you think my sentences can't get...
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Floral monster March
I've finished making a batch of soft toys from vintage Heals, William Morris and Laura Ashley printed fabric remnants. These are destined for two new shops; Taylor-Jones & Son in the seaside town...
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Happy Easter!
We had a beautiful Easter Sunday in Worthing with an early morning egg hunt, Easter crafts, walk to the seafront and back home for a family Sunday lunch. Even the sun came out to mark the start of...
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Arctic Egg Roll at Devil's Dyke
Devil's Dyke valley is the longest, deepest and widest dry valley in the land, which makes it the perfect spot for National Trust's annual Easter Egg Rolling contest. The high hills of the Dyke give...
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Absolutely Fabulous Flora
Fabulous Flora is a visual and fragrant delight. Tucked away in Warwick Lane (just off Worthing's Warwick Street), here you'll find artfully arranged flowers displayed in vintage pots and mid-century...
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Spring sewing: Stylish Dress Book – Dress Y
Call me an optimist but after the coldest British winter for 50 years (allegedly) I do believe that spring is finally on its way. The budding plants in my garden seem to think so too and young seagulls...
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A Kind of Blue
Until the 16th century woad was the only source of blue dye available to cloth dyers in Europe. The woad plant has antiseptic properties, was used by ancient Britons to heal wounds and is said to have...
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Spring sewing: Easy-sew girls' skirts
My daughter has a lot of home-made elasticated waist skirts in her wardrobe. They're probably the easiest garment to sew, are comfortable to wear, and can be run up in one evening.For these I used a...
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Screen and Screen Again at Ink Spot Press
On the second day of printmaker Jane Sampson's Thursday morning course at Ink Spot Press I experienced the absolute magic of printing an image onto a piece of paper. The six session course at...
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A Bigger Splash at Worthing's New Swimming Pool
With just one day to go until the opening of Worthing's brand new swimming pool emotions in my house have reached a state of fervour. Twenty long years in the planning (we do things slowly on the...
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Eclectic Owls in the Ivy Arch shop
I've been busy sewing owls. They started off as birthday presents for my daughter's friends, then seemed the ideal thing to make for Donna's new retro-fantastic flower shop and have been so popular...
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Super cute lavender bags available now in my Etsy shop!
I've just listed a whole new bunch of lavender bags on Etsy. I made them from Suzy Ultman's Put A Stamp On It design cotton – another beautiful Robert Kaufman fabric. Regular readers will know it's a...
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Giving up clothes shopping for a year
It was my 44th birthday this week and to mark the occasion of reaching this bingo-tastic age, I've decided to give up buying clothes for a year.Three things prompted this decision:Finding an abandoned...
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Crazy about Gudrun Sjödén's geometric prints!
Print fanatics will have seen (and swooned) over Gudrun Sjödén's Cirkus range of geometric prints for Spring/Summer 2013. These bright and bold triangle motif designs are right on trend. As you know,...
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The Curtain Coat: Stylish Dress Book 2 - pattern X
Two weeks into my not buying clothes for a year challenge and Volume 2 of the Japanese home sewing guide Stylish Dress Book: Simple Smocks, Dresses and Tops is providing a welcome distraction from...
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