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DIY Kimono Jacket + Hood
Recently, my housemate gave me some lovely mustard fabric… and this project emerged from it! Regrettably I did not document the steps that led to the finished product. This was partially due to the fact that I was very unsure about the end result mixed with the overwhelming excitement to start the project when I ...
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DIY Yarn Storage / Basket Cover
The area around my computer desk has been a complete mess lately! It’s covered in papers, sewing things, crafty things and lots of fabric and yarn. I had a fit of the cleaning bug and decided to try and organise everything the other day. It’s still a work in progress as I’m trying to create ...
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50′s Skirt Adventure #5 – DIY Gathered Mini with Pockets
I’ve had this fabric in storage from when I first bought my sewing machine. It was given to me by the boyfy’s mother when she learnt that I was getting into the whole home ec. thing (awesome right?). I’ve used most of the fabric I was given when first getting started, one of which I ...
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50′s Skirt Adventure #4 – DIY Ruffled Waist Mini
So this skirt was originally a massive dress debacle. The fabric was originally intended for a summer dress, but I screwed up the top half and was getting majorly impatient – and then – this skirt emerged from the mess! I actually really love the green with the mauve fabrics together, the patterns and the colours are ...
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50′s Skirt Adventure #2 – DIY Pleated Skirt
This is the second skirt which I created in my sewing frenzy, very similar to the first one but a little shorter and with the prettiest pink floral fabric. Made from a stiffer cotton linen blend, I found that it gave the skirt a much fuller effect with less fabric and I find to be just adorable. ...
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50′s Skirt Adventure #1 – DIY Pleated Skirt
Over the holiday season, I’ve switched my DIY-ing around a little bit while waiting for some beads to arrive (shipping becomes a nightmare over Christmas as many of you should know) and have gotten back in sewing! – yay! I realised that every time I went op-shop shopping or vintage shopping, I find so many ...
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