This coat I bought in 2019 sometime. I was in two minds to get it, while the colour was lovely, the wool was stiff and coarse, as well as paneled so there were limited options in the remake. The coat was home-made, and the sew-er was a lot braver than I - a lot of … Continue reading The Purple Coat
Oh dear, another year gone! and I also started this post sometime in December and hoping to finish it today. Today was to be the day of my tax return but it turns out I forgot my passwords for the online return so that is now a job for another day. Actually 2023 been a … Continue reading Another year – where did the last one go
I started this post on 28th May and today is 13th November. Things have been busy, but not that busy. I still blame Covid for twisting time! Of course, there is also the fact that Bloglovin only works here and there and that used be my main blog reader so now as I am not … Continue reading Summer Makes – dresses, coat and sweater
There were three reasons to make this coat - its a coat - I love coatsthe sleeve / elbow detail is unusual, and I liked the casual cut as well as it being sufficiently different from my other coatsI had this purple hand-woven tweed, probably from the 80s for a long time. It's a fairly … Continue reading burda hi-viz purple coat
I have been working on some upcycled knits for Fashion Revolution week this year, so a lot of sewing is getting put to one side for 'after April'. I had been meaning to make a new coat for a while and had a navy 80s 'Jimmy Hourinan' (high end Irish clothing brand) coat that I … Continue reading New Coat New Year
It is also technically still winter (Met Eireann/our weather board class December January and February as winter in Ireland) so I also see it as a time of semi-hibernation and taking it easy - January is definitely my tiredest month, probably because if also feels like the darkest one. So rather than try and make … Continue reading so many plans – so many patterns
I don't know if this is a general habit for others, but often if I am working on a long/boring/difficult project I start to plan a nice/interesting project in my head and this project becomes the treat that I can look forward to. So while I was plodding away with the Irish dance costume, wondering … Continue reading embroidered wool coat
So theres a coat, reduced from 20 to 10 to 5..... its wool cashmere, no pocket shaping dart getting in the way, long, navy, and although a mans coat, there was sufficient fabric around the hips for a remake. I got this coat last spring and put in to the 'to do' side. There a … Continue reading a coat for a fiver
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