In 2023 I came to proffesh-ness market wise. I love my display and I love the pretty things I make. In going to market I show these with pride and it brings me joy. And so I will continue.
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Paddington
In 2023 I came to proffesh-ness market wise. I love my display and I love the pretty things I make. In going to market I show these with pride and it brings me joy. And so I will continue.
Read MoreBonne chance mes amis
Read MoreSewing; some Cuff Top, Barry pants, and French darts in t-shirts. And art life things
Read MoreI made this frame and that has taken two point five years from start to finish. This is the way I made it
Read MoreTranche of recent (mostly) jewellery related images. They’re all so beautiful.
Read MoreLots of DIY tutorial in this post! I always thought cuff bracelets didn’t suit me or work well on my arms , but then I tried one that was quite wide and fit quite close, and I have now gone mad for them
Read MoreThis piece has been making itself for three years. This a window into how it goes on. And on
Read MoreIt’s Good-or-Go-Home or rather, Good-or-Dont-Go-To-Market
Read MoreI love talking about sewing and I have things to say…
Read MorePEAKING TOO SOON best outfit of the year
The bracelet worn above…
Prototype
SO GOOD
The escutcheon plate from a vintage Singer sewing machine cabinet drawer, never put to better use. Made a mold, poured a cast, gilded that, et voila! Plus bamboo tassels with which I am obsessed. Cast resin cuff, takes a couple of days for the resin harden up enough to demold, so production on these is slower than I’d like at the moment; I have so many ideas to try!
Tassels in progress. They take a surprising amount of chain to make,
The cuff is a larger size than expected so I fitted a magnetic clasp to it, theres a bit of flex in the resin so it can cinch in & not rattle off my wrist and then spring back to original size when disengaged. I LOVE IT.
mORE TASSEL PLEASE
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The tshirt is a very customised Lark Tee with the introduction of French seams which nail the fit of around the change-of-life changed shape of me. I want to put together a post about this darted t-shirt evolution but that time is not now
Just know that I look fabulous
Lovely cotton jersey from Darn Cheap Fabrics. I has a hunch that this was a good scale print and I was correct! It is headbanging cool
Spent the night in the city at the Little National Hotel. Again. We love this place and as someone who has spent a career making luxury hotels and resorts shinier than I found them, this place is a different kind of luxury. The design is so…designy and everything is so well resolved and exactly right. And the beds are insanity good
Elvis is an excellent movie and the roller function on the shower door is clever and beautiful
Dinner at The Charles
PRAWN COCKTAIL BITCHES!
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New thing I am developing
Claire McCardell cuff pioneer
…it is still in development
My 93 year old mother-in-law wearing artworkerprojects. Looks good on her!
At Paddington Market! Its a gruelling undertaking but I am IN to it; a market stall is a shop I can control and activate on my own terms. I plan to expand my offering to include….I am in development
This is so beautiful to me
My multipurpose escutcheon!
Then the local pub for dinner
WHEREUPON WE ARE REWARDED
Might’ve peaked too soon with this being the best outfit of the year
A not-brief story of my accessories business to date. Stay till the end!
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