I bought the wrong tracing paper and couldn't find an invisible zipper foot so this week I need to track these down! Today I will be braving stitching the darts...oooh that reminds me...I need to add a stitch unpicker to the shopping list!
Tuesday 22 January 2013
Procrastinating Already
Well we are into week two of the #Charlottesewalong and I have only just been brave enough to cut the fabric. I am thinking now that perhaps as a complete novice this may be above and beyond my abilities!
I bought the wrong tracing paper and couldn't find an invisible zipper foot so this week I need to track these down! Today I will be braving stitching the darts...oooh that reminds me...I need to add a stitch unpicker to the shopping list!
I bought the wrong tracing paper and couldn't find an invisible zipper foot so this week I need to track these down! Today I will be braving stitching the darts...oooh that reminds me...I need to add a stitch unpicker to the shopping list!
Monday 7 January 2013
Do-re-mi-fa-SEW
As if by Twitter magic a post appeared last night from Lucy Siegle (@lucysiegle), with a link to her latest column in The Observer, where she mentioned her 'Green Crush' ByHandLondon.com. I clicked through to the site and immediately saw the image below, entitled, 'Charlotte Skirt Sewalong.' Intrigued, I clicked on the link and did a little excited jig!
To celebrate the launch of their very first collection of sewing patterns, ByHandLondon felt it fitting to host the sewalong with their beginner pattern, The Charlotte Skirt. The first post will be going up on Monday 14th January, 2013 and skirt should be complete by the beginning of February – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Before I had time to procrastinate/find reasons why I couldn't possible fit in the time, I had ordered the pattern and am eagerly awaiting the first post which will be about: choosing your size, tracing and cutting, altering the pattern for a full hip adjustment (FHA).
If like me, you plan to make 2013 the year you learn to sew.....join in! (Link below)....I will of course be documenting my adventures (and potential disasters) in dress making here.
To celebrate the launch of their very first collection of sewing patterns, ByHandLondon felt it fitting to host the sewalong with their beginner pattern, The Charlotte Skirt. The first post will be going up on Monday 14th January, 2013 and skirt should be complete by the beginning of February – just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Before I had time to procrastinate/find reasons why I couldn't possible fit in the time, I had ordered the pattern and am eagerly awaiting the first post which will be about: choosing your size, tracing and cutting, altering the pattern for a full hip adjustment (FHA).
If like me, you plan to make 2013 the year you learn to sew.....join in! (Link below)....I will of course be documenting my adventures (and potential disasters) in dress making here.
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| http://byhandlondon.com/2012/12/13/join-us-for-the-charlotte-skirt-sewalong/ |
Thursday 3 January 2013
Start as we mean to go on...
I have been wanting to start blogging for at least two years. Last night whilst watching Julie & Julia, it struck a chord that, like her, I have lots of things I really want to do but I never seem to find or make the time to do them.
Call it my age, not enough years between me and the big 4-0, anything under ten years being scary, we are now just past the under five mark. Maybe it is because we are at the start of a New Year? Whatever the reason, last night I decided to make 2013 the year I 'do' all the things I have been putting off.
I have taken the first step! Here I am finally typing my first post on my dormant blogger page. This in itself amazes me. I am one of those people who loves the idea of keeping a diary, I have since I was 12, however I have yet to complete one past February!
So now to the things I intend to actually 'do' in 2013 :-
1. Write.
My one constant passion from childhood to adulthood has been literature. I love books so much that I have staunchly refused for years to even consider reading them electronically ( I have since succumbed but need to alternate with real ones).
The older I became the more I wanted to tell my own stories. This blog is the closest I have come. I have read numerous books on 'how to write', attended some great events (the Red Network one being my favourite), joined online writing courses, yet never actually written a thing! I insist on keeping the beautiful notebook from the Red Event beside my bed to try to shame me each morning and evening into opening it up and putting pen to paper....I just know not to look at it now!
2. Sew
Having seen the work of so many talented people since I opened SOEL, it niggles at me constantly that I have no creative skills. I took the academic route from very young and never had the confidence or belief that I was capable of anything artistic or creative. I have subscriptions to numerous magazines that encourage people to get sewing, creating and making and yet, yes, you guessed it, I have never actually DONE!
3. Allotment
My lovely allotment has seen much neglect over the last two years due to my foray into Indie Retail. I intend to change this and finally do it properly, rather than throw seeds at it and cross my fingers (and yes, I have a book to help).
4. Diet
Not much to say here other than it's now or never to shift *whispers* four stone! The healthy eating (Dukan Diet) started after the stroke of midnight. Rather than wishing me Happy New Year the husband ripped my glass of Sauvignon out of my hand, as it was technically the first of January. I wish I'd known he was going to be so literal, as I would have been toasting the New Year with the bottle instead!
5. SOEL
My lovely business limped into it's third and make or break year. Unless I can somehow get the e-commerce site onto people's shopping radar, it will become one of those hideous startup failure statistics. This would devastate me but with limited resources, I am preparing myself. I have seen so many fantastic businesses, who are trying to promote ethical and organic fashion, fall by the wayside, that it breaks my heart. I endeavour to somehow become a web/SEO guru on no budget! (Yes lots of 'how to' books may be involved!)
This blog will document my attempts at the above, with a few pictures, recipes and reviews thrown in.
Call it my age, not enough years between me and the big 4-0, anything under ten years being scary, we are now just past the under five mark. Maybe it is because we are at the start of a New Year? Whatever the reason, last night I decided to make 2013 the year I 'do' all the things I have been putting off.
I have taken the first step! Here I am finally typing my first post on my dormant blogger page. This in itself amazes me. I am one of those people who loves the idea of keeping a diary, I have since I was 12, however I have yet to complete one past February!
So now to the things I intend to actually 'do' in 2013 :-
1. Write.
My one constant passion from childhood to adulthood has been literature. I love books so much that I have staunchly refused for years to even consider reading them electronically ( I have since succumbed but need to alternate with real ones).
The older I became the more I wanted to tell my own stories. This blog is the closest I have come. I have read numerous books on 'how to write', attended some great events (the Red Network one being my favourite), joined online writing courses, yet never actually written a thing! I insist on keeping the beautiful notebook from the Red Event beside my bed to try to shame me each morning and evening into opening it up and putting pen to paper....I just know not to look at it now!
2. Sew
Having seen the work of so many talented people since I opened SOEL, it niggles at me constantly that I have no creative skills. I took the academic route from very young and never had the confidence or belief that I was capable of anything artistic or creative. I have subscriptions to numerous magazines that encourage people to get sewing, creating and making and yet, yes, you guessed it, I have never actually DONE!
3. Allotment
My lovely allotment has seen much neglect over the last two years due to my foray into Indie Retail. I intend to change this and finally do it properly, rather than throw seeds at it and cross my fingers (and yes, I have a book to help).
4. Diet
Not much to say here other than it's now or never to shift *whispers* four stone! The healthy eating (Dukan Diet) started after the stroke of midnight. Rather than wishing me Happy New Year the husband ripped my glass of Sauvignon out of my hand, as it was technically the first of January. I wish I'd known he was going to be so literal, as I would have been toasting the New Year with the bottle instead!
5. SOEL
My lovely business limped into it's third and make or break year. Unless I can somehow get the e-commerce site onto people's shopping radar, it will become one of those hideous startup failure statistics. This would devastate me but with limited resources, I am preparing myself. I have seen so many fantastic businesses, who are trying to promote ethical and organic fashion, fall by the wayside, that it breaks my heart. I endeavour to somehow become a web/SEO guru on no budget! (Yes lots of 'how to' books may be involved!)
This blog will document my attempts at the above, with a few pictures, recipes and reviews thrown in.
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