I haven’t had a proper set of pyjamas since I was a young child. At some point during high school or college my sister bought me a sleep set with Happy Bunny on it. It wasn’t my style despite my adoration for that sardonic little leporine cartoon, but the gift was thoughtful and I wore them. Sure there were sleep pants here and there, but no proper pyjamas. This all changes very soon with a sew up of Butterick’s B6296 by Lisette. These are your standard baggy fit classic pyjamas complete with piping and patch pockets on the shirt and faced pockets on the pants. I predict that this will…
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Design Studio | Projects In Process and On Hold
Everything I was working on since this Spring I put on hold. Except for three totally random garment projects and few pillow forms and covers I haven’t done much sewing. Partly due to my lack of time but mostly due to a lack of funds. I will share those projects that I did complete with you in later posts, but they really aren’t a priority for me right now. The seasons have cycled through as they tend to do and my desire to sew warm weather clothing has diminished (no matter how much I’d like to see the project come to fruition) so here’s what I’m going to do: 1.…
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Hair Rehab: Check-In September 2018
If I said I was stunned by how well my hair is doing it wouldn’t be enough. I’m so excited about what I’ve got going on atop my cranium. I had length check photos for you from June and September showing my hair pressed, but they are all being held hostage by my defunct hard drive which is sitting comfortably in storage in my attic. And since I’ve already flat ironed my hair once this past month -and my follicles are slowly reverting back to coil status – I’m not doing it again until December. Suffice it to say my hair comes down fully to the six mark and grazes the…
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I Will Not Sew For You
Whether you sew like I do or you write computer code or you are great at baking and decorating cakes and cookies people are going to ask you to do something for them. It’s perfectly natural and completely understandable. There are three types of people who ask:
