I designed an organiser a while back based on my Filofax Metropol. My plan is to make this out of heavy-duty tarpaulin: I made some changes like removing the big pocket over the whole cover (as seen above) and adding in a ‘flap’ that will cover the long side of the open end of the… Continue reading Planning: Filofax (04)
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Planning: Filofax (03)
I bought a couple of spare organisers for the ring system as I intend to make my own ‘Filofax’ some day soon. I have an A5 Filofax that’s got a damaged cover which I want to harvest the rings from (not pictured in this post) as well as two organisers in Personal size which I… Continue reading Planning: Filofax (03)
Sewing course 2023 (03)
As part of my sewing course, I decided to make a blouse/top I designed earlier this year. The idea is that this will be a loose-fitting blouse with decorative seams to make it look like the garment has pockets and a placket (the strip that usually holds the buttons/button holes, this is not shown in… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (03)
Small projects (02)
During my sewing course I got to try a free-motion foot. I was really impressed by it as it allows you to easily sew in any direction! I decided to buy my own and got mine from singermachines.co.uk. To try it out, I decided to make a piece of applique that I would then use… Continue reading Small projects (02)
Sewing course 2023 (01)
I’m currently taking a sewing course at a local college. I hadn’t been to the college before and was impressed by the size of the building as well as how modern the facilities are. It’s not super clear yet what exactly we will be learning during this course. I signed up because it’s called advanced/adult… Continue reading Sewing course 2023 (01)
Mermaid costume
A young family member wants to be a “rainbow mermaid” for Halloween, so I offered to make her costume. I have never done children’s clothes before, so I was looking forward to give this a go. Another challenge was that she’s in another country and that I have only once before (20 years ago) worked… Continue reading Mermaid costume
Original designs: Active trousers
A couple of months ago I designed a pair of active wear/street wear trousers and decided to make them from scratch. I’ve worked on it for a couple of hours here and there over the past two months and they are finally done! This won’t be a tutorial as there’s too many steps to include,… Continue reading Original designs: Active trousers
Sewing tutorial (06): Tea cosy
A while ago I was given some kind of packaging material that appears similar to blanket insulation. I wasn’t sure what to use it for until I decided to make a tea cosy to keep my tea pot hot. It’s damp/humid where I live so I was worried that if I made a simple tea… Continue reading Sewing tutorial (06): Tea cosy
Brown leather shoulder bag
Years ago I made a leather bag. This was well before I planned to blog my crafting activities so I don’t have many photos, but I wanted to share what I do have anyways! I found almost an entire hide at a charity shop with just a small square missing. I wish it had been… Continue reading Brown leather shoulder bag
For sale (001)
In the past few days I worked on three garments that I have now listed on my Depop shop. The first is made from a new men’s shirt I bought at a charity shop. I really like the fabric but the style of the shirt was very plain. I cut off the sleeves and then… Continue reading For sale (001)