Oooohh, look who has come to stay this weekend! Isn’t he handsome? Meet Monsieur Serger, who has graced my house for the next few days. This visit heralds a busy time in the sewing room. I’ve been cutting away at my stash already, getting projects ready to stitch. Included in the pile is my Frida skirt… Continue reading Weekend House Guest: Monsieur Serger
{ Friday: Corners of my life } Simply a photo, without words, a little window on my life
When I received an email from Nick’s Fabrics in Mt.Eden announcing a price-slashing ‘moving out’ sale, my breath caught in my chest. Nick’s is the most awesome of discount fabric stores in Auckland and a sale there means super–low furnishing and dress fabric prices. But was Nick’s closing? Nick’s is a small shop about half… Continue reading Local Love: Nick’s Fabrics
I’ve got to hand it to Shannon at Stitch Freak – she finds and freaks about some simply amazing textile artists. One of her most recent discoveries is Mr Finch, an incredible British artist. So, with a hat tip to Shannon, let’s take a look at the inspirational Mr Finch … Now isn’t that… Continue reading Inspiration: Mr Finch
“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful or believe to be beautiful.” (William Morris) Mr Morris, this crooked, faded and mis-sewn piece of leather is both useful and beautiful to me. It is a simple sheath, roughly folded and quickly stitched. Over time it has molded to the shape and… Continue reading The beauty of something useful
{ Friday: Corners of my life } Simply a photo, without words, a little window on my life
I recently joined up to Bloglovin, to make it easier for people like you to follow along with new updates, and hopefully to get some more readers, too. This is a quick post on how to use Bloglovin’. What is Bloglovin? Bloglovin’ is an online service that gathers up all the blogs you read, in… Continue reading How to use Bloglovin’: some tips for people who love to read blogs
My top-favourite local store Global Fabrics is holding its first 2013 meeting of Fabriholics Anonymous. This means 30% off in a one-day sale, on Thursday 23 May (0930 – 2000 NZ time, also online sales). Whooop! I’m planning to go after work that night, so I visited on the weekend to do a little forward… Continue reading Local Love: Global Fabrics
There are some incredibly inspirational textile artists out there. One of the artists rocking my boat just now is Lauren DiCioccio. In her “Sewn News” series, Lauren encased pages of the New York TImes in muslin and then picked out parts of the photographic content using embroidery. In her description of the work, Lauren says… Continue reading Inspiration: Lauren DiCioccio
** You may know this sweet preserve as ‘lemon curd’ or ‘lemon spread’. In New Zealand we call it lemon honey. It can be enjoyed on bread, as a filling for tarts or pastries, with meringue, on ice-cream, etc. Give it a try – its sweet, a little tart and totally delicious! ** I decided to bring… Continue reading Making lemon honey on a rainy day
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