…suture up your future…
So knitting is currently quite challenging. I'd just started a new project - Erika Knight's Siena top and the hands decided to swell making it difficult to operate. But I'm trying a new way of holding the needle with the work on under my arm and using my left hand thumb to do the wrapping… Continue reading Adapt, Improvise, Overcome
I'm on a mission at the moment, it's been brewing for a while. When I became more rotund, I found I felt particularly at home in dungarees and thinking back I've always had a soft spot for them. In my late teens I had a pair of paint splash print black balloon dungarees and used… Continue reading Let The Cloning Commence – Making Balloon Dungarees
Hell on wheels, Mr SOTSM is tough on his threads. Only last week I mended his genie pants that were made from a silk sari as they'd developed holes. I'd made them for him to be comfy in when he was in hospital a couple of years back and since then they've been a favourite… Continue reading The Long And Short Of It
Last year I bought a pair of Birkenstock Tatami Santa Cruz after the summer season and gave them a bit of a paint spattered job then put them away ready for the warmer weather this year. I bought them online from a supplier in Germany and have worn this brand of shoe for a long… Continue reading The Frankenstock Experience
