Bows. Bras. Extremely slow fashion. With added glamour. I watched these classes on Craftsy: Pattern Making Basics: The Skirt Sloper and Fitting Solo, from Measurements to Muslin. (FYI, Craftsy are…
Cast On
Rats, Riverview, and the Red Edge. Plus, we are all hipsters now. Sorry. There’s a good description of the Iceland Bind Off here. The GIF at the bottom of the…
The dog snored, loudly, through most of this episode. There’s also some intermittent electronic interference because my phone was resting to close to the mic. I can’t really do much…
Envision the work. Collect the materials. Commit to the plan. Make. That’s how you build a palace. That’s how knit happens. The Riverfront Scarf and my Canyonlands WIP Pattern Cutting…
Winter clothes move to off-season storage, and spring clothing moves in; bricolage informs the deconstruction of the Red Edge; and an interview with My Body Model founder, Erica Schmitz. The…
Brenda’s Top Tips for Self-care: French Green Clay This moisturizer from The Ordinary Any pink lipstick can be renamed Your Crazy Grandma, and is much better for it. Find the…
I used a pattern by Etsy seller, WilloWynn, to make Buttons, the bunny, and her wardrobe. The trouser block drafting comparison video, by Sage Foley, is very good. Her channel…
I’m pulling my Capsule Wardrobe inspiration together using the StyleBook app. The Toast trousers I like are here and here. (Love the way the front dart is hidden by the…
Sartorial style. What is it, who owns it, and can I get some? Also, my socks are cursed. Plus a visit with Mother of Unvention, JC Briar, the designer and…
The most interesting part of a Venn diagram happens at the intersections between sets. We start the podcast with a recipe for a surprisingly healthy cake. Or, as my granddaughter…
about
I’m a serial maker of podcasts, and many things that are not podcasts. I love playing with yarn, fibre and cloth. I will never accept that furniture in my living room only goes two ways. Almost every night, I dream about houses.
