Few things are as much fun as working out sewing design puzzles with a like minded person. This here is my friend Donna immediately figuring out a Romance Was Born knit top Ive been trying to crack for weeks. Curses, Donna, you outwitted me! And not for the first time…
This is the Frances top, a free sewing pattern by Fibremood
This above is the Frances Top sewing pattern from Fibremood, its FREE and its really great. Love the elastic sleeve detail (my elastic was thinner than is called for so I measured the tunnel & sewed accordingly. With this design, the width of the tunnel needs to be tight) but be warned, the neck is WIDE! I used a linen remnant from Tessuti which was perfect for the design but not good at all for the wide neck; it stretched out like mad. Also I didn’t so much as stay stitch it so this fault is partly mine, but take my advice and check out the neck diameter before you cut it out. I tried to rescue it with some hand stitching, which may have be fine, but the look doesn’t work with the sleeve detail. I wore it the next day but can tell it wont be worn much, I cant get past the clashing design features. Damn hey. I’m going to make another one though, I love this look. A simple make becomes something quite interesting. And its FREE.
This was above Puppy’s food bowl. And its staying there. She was always hungry. I’m still not used to making dinner on my own in the kitchen.
Joseph Walsh. Discovered in a Doctor’s waiting room magazine. Classy doctor. It was a great appointment with the doctor because now I know this guy Joseph Walsh is amazing. I’m glad there are people like him in the world. Not the Doctor, Joseph Walsh. See the chair below? Thats why
And I spy Pippin Drysdale’s work, the ceramics on the table at right!
The image above shows one of the 24 “Enignum Locus” chairs, from a unique commission for Chatsworth House acquired for the Devonshire Collection
"In the Enignum series of work, I have stripped wood into thin layers, manipulating and reconstructing them into free form compositions. I then shape through these layers to reveal not only the honesty of the structure but the sculpted form which is a unique collaboration of man and material. The title derives from the Latin words Enigma ('mystery') and Lignum ('wood'), for me they sum up the series: the mystery of the composition lies in the material."
Joseph Walsh
Back to me. Casting resin from silicon moulds to make these
More sewing. Pattern testing for Pattern Fantastic’s SULIS HAT the most elegant sun hat Iv’e ever seen
Sewing stripes, with all the stripes matching across the whole design. Brain hurty
Social function thing. Good night
My teenager’s book. He’s interested in languages & has designed two of his own. Wish I was this clever
This is what happens if you try something stupid late at night. Whole bloody top layer of gilding peels off
Gilding. Try and try again. See you end of March