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Month: April 2011

The White Jacket: Bits and Bobs

(No, I’m not English but ‘bits and bobs’ is one of those useful phrases I picked up living with a ship of English folk for the last three years.) I spent a good hour testing interfacings on the dupioni for my jacket. I always think I know which one is going to work, but then …

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The Number 6 Dress

A girl ain’t afraid to show her white gams. Sorry, didn’t mean to blind y’all but I’ll blame it partly on the camera. I’ve been naively shooting white-ish things against black backgrounds, resulting in 1. blow-out which results in 2. lack of detail. I’m going to have to stop sewing and wearing white. Soon. I’d …

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I Couldn’t Miss It

Spring is coming and going like a lightning bolt around my parts, partly due to a long drought that has carried on since the fall. It has been over two months since Austin has had any significant rain, and my wildflower patch started shriveling up almost as soon as it came into its beauty.. I’ve …

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I Used to Be a Hacker

Despite the fact that my garden is in its most glorious state of the year, with wildflowers and roses blossoming in wild enthusiasm… I’ve been forcing myself indoors. I’m in the throes of jacket-making in the sew-along and am determined to stay in it. To learn. I like crunchy deadlines and intense work periods. Followed …

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The Lady Grey

Have you ever worked on a sewing project for so long that you never brought yourself to wear it? Such is the case with my swingy, peachy silk Lady Grey. I joined Gertie’s sew-along last fall, but my work on it dragged and dragged. Let’s see, the sew-along ended in November? And mine was done …

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