18/6/21
I bought this denim coat at a car boot sale sometime last century, I like the shape, but it is lined which limits what I can do to it.
The lining is ripped at the back slit, and I was having a look at it to see how to mend it when before I knew it I had picked up my seam ripper and removed the whole lining!… Read the rest
25/6/21
I bought a jacket online that was described as “size large”, but when it arrived it was a size 14, alas too small for me, you can read all about it here . Today another jacket arrived in the post, this time it does fit, hurrah.
I’m going to embellish it with some of the dyed linens left over from the previous jacket.… Read the rest
16/8/21
I recently made a new page for my website with some ideas on how to use buttons.
When it was ready I asked my web designer (Steve) how to publish it and he said ” you publish it the same way you publish a blogpost ” and I thought hmmmm, ready made blogpost, so click here to see it, say I sent you …..… Read the rest
17/6/21
You can read the first part of this jacket’s tale here but in a nutshell I transformed these charity shop linens and a jacket off ebay..
into this…..
You can click on any photo to enlarge it…
I really enjoyed working on this one, I’m a bit jealous of the person who ends up wearing it.… Read the rest
10/06/21
Back in October 2020 I wrote…..
“Recently I took part in an Instagram based challenge called September Textile Love or #septtextilelove2020 in Instagram-speak . You can see all of my posts for it here
One of the prompts was “Disappointment” and I wrote this…
“When heavy hints were being given that we might be heading into a 2nd lockdown I decided I needed a project ready to work on if , like the first time, I lost my sewjo.… Read the rest
On 11/3/21 I wrote on Facebook…..
… Read the rest“the only “non-essential” shops I missed when they were closed (except for the lovely shops that sell my buttons and brooches, that is!) was the charity shops, which are now open woohoo! check out this beauty, size UK 22 , unlined, ripe for customisation. I have an inkling that this might be someone’s dream jacket, like the one in this blogpost…https://www.mcanaraks.com/textile-trail/
THIS BLOGPOST IS BEST VIEWED ON MY WEBSITE RATHER IN YOUR EMAIL PROGRAMME.
10/5/21
Today is day 100 of my 100 Day Project, I have done 100 portraits of people who sent me photos, I have posted every day for 100 days, I have not missed one day, yay for me! However my smugness is somewhat diminished by the fact that I spent a couple of hours on Friday night writing a blogpost about the experience, which only needed a photo or two added to it today and it would be ready to publish, but some utter eejit* failed to save it, so I’m having to write it all over again.… Read the rest
28/04/21
Unexpectedly, on Sunday, during an unseasonable heatwave, against all odds , I tidied the workbench where I do my sewing, for the first time in probably a year. It’s been piled high with stuff that I had been using to make brooches, scarves and bunting and dangling decorations. Rather than tidy up between jobs I shoved the craftermath further back on the table, creating just enough room to work on my next project.… Read the rest
3/5/21 EDITED TO ADD : competition has been won, answers at bottom of post 🙂
30/4/21 EDITED TO ADD: I wrote this blogpost a while ago, but never published it, so I will publish it today, the last day in April, a month in which I have reposted an old blogpost everyday on Instagram and Facebook
I took part in an ongoing monthly Swapbot postcard swap for the whole of 2020, the theme was “Facetime” , and each one had to be a portrait of a person or animal, and be in portrait orientation.… Read the rest
07/03/21
Day 36 of my 100 Day Project seems a good time to do a follow up blog post , not least because 36 photos create a pleasing 6 x 6 grid. I am enjoying the project so far, and I’m amazed how many people I don’t know in real life have sent me photos of themselves for me to mess about with.… Read the rest
