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All they want for Christmas 23 Dec 2012 | 09:33 pm
....is my two latest creations. And they are: two more velvet robes! Yea! Robe giving is a tradition in my family, and it makes me very happy to continue it. In the past, they were always crafted...
Spy versus spy: Bur6erry trench coat revealed 20 Dec 2012 | 07:54 pm
I already wore it and love it. To my great surprise, even though it's lined only with a thin, non-insulating lining, it kept me warm even in fairly cool temps earlier this week, I think because of its...
Incognito: trench fedora à la Vogue 8844 17 Dec 2012 | 08:46 am
This weekend I visited Montreal for a day. Fortunately, my hostess is an avid fabric artiste and was happy to give me the full run of her workshop, not to mention her two very capable hands. Before ...
Trench coat: progress! 5 Dec 2012 | 08:05 am
The hardest part of making anything, especially something made up of many complicated parts, is, actually, making the decision. And decisions. In this case, stuff like: topstitching: single pass or...
Colour blind!!!! 30 Nov 2012 | 07:37 pm
Remember my black-grey boiled wool Jalie jacket , at the end of its completion I said, "I need a pair of black jeans to go with it"? Made'em! Only they aren't strictly black: I used a great little ...
Trench coat: pattern test drive 26 Nov 2012 | 05:23 am
As the saying goes, there's no time like the present. Killing two birds with one stone, I cut out jacket length (5255 D), though I plan to use all of the pattern details of jacket C, for a snazzy re...
Trenchcoat plans! 26 Nov 2012 | 04:48 am
A serious Bur6erry ;) knockoff has been on my to-do list for a long time: ever since Michael had a sale of the amazing double-sided waterproof cotton twill, which I think was some time in early 2008. ...
1.1m jacket: finished at last! 29 Oct 2012 | 03:24 am
At long, long, very loooong last! None of you will remember my "1.1 meter challenge" post from waaaay back in May..... I know you won't, the blogosphere moves at such a rapid pace, it's not possible....
Paris, je t'aime! 11 Jul 2012 | 05:18 pm
Apartment living in the most beautiful city in the world: les huitres au citron, un peu de vin, tout en plein-air. What I'm wearing: my post-Kandahar summer wardrobe. I love this little draped a....
A quilt for a new little pet 28 May 2012 | 10:18 am
Not long ago my hubby became a grandfather to a darling little creature, gifted with symmetrical dimples and huge sparkling grey eyes. And she's the first member of a new generation for both all fami...
