Tuesday, April 29, 2008

S.W.A.P. for a trip

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I'm going on a 2 week trip to France in a warm month (i.e. soon) and all I'm taking is a 35 litre MEC backpack as carry-on (it...
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008

Silk suit finished!

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It only took me another 5 days! Please pardon the model in the pix - they were taken at 6:30 am with no make-up. Zzz. First: the buttonhol...
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Thursday, April 10, 2008

One finished buttonhole

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I know what's holding me back - fear of doing the wrong thing. Because I haven't done this before, I'm not sure where I'm g...
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Sunday, April 06, 2008

The sample buttonholes

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I don't know where the time goes. But I went to the store on Thursday and got button forms to make the covered buttons. I had one at h...
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Friday, March 28, 2008

Raw silk suit almost finished

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Almost there! This is the point where I start thinking about the next project and if I didn't have my Rule , I'd end up with UFOs a...
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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Piping between the facing and the lining

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Happy Easter all. It is nothing like Spring out there right now, at -11C or 13F. Brr! The sun is nice and bright, so at least there's...
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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Piping the silk jacket

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So cute, so far! When I sewed (basted) the piping to the jacket, I used a slightly contrasty pink thread in the bobbin so that I might be ab...
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Monday, March 17, 2008

Continuing with the Chanel suit

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Boy time flies when you're doing other things! I have been working on the suit but haven't been blogging. I am taking a course whi...
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