Huipil hack
What do you collect when you travel to remind you of your trip? For me, it’s handmade textiles, clothing and accessories that make the best souvenirs. Given the current situation (as I write,… Continue reading
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Granny squares are go!
My grandma was a crafty lady. She could sew, tat, crochet, knit, quill, and do all manner of other handicrafts as well as make a mean lemon meringue pie, roll perfect spheres… Continue reading
Isewlation achievement
Two months ago, I had grand plans for all the clothes I was going to fix/make/customise during COVID-19 lockdown. Back then, I thought I’d be posting here at least every fortnight, making great… Continue reading
Fashion rationed: wardrobe woes go viral
EXCLUSIVE Australians are being forced to take desperate measures as coronavirus prevents factories in China from filling and shipping clothing orders for the Autumn/Winter 2020 season. Several fast fashion chains have stated that… Continue reading
Boro’d time
Don’t I look young in this picture? That’s because it is from three years ago. Yes, back in 2016 I started altering this child’s kimono* that I brought back from Tokyo some time… Continue reading
Tales of a table runner
Normally, I wouldn’t describe myself as a particularly argumentative person, but when I saw this stripy, woven, fringed textile in an opshop labelled as a table runner, I thought “what!? It’s a skirt!”… Continue reading
Leopard legwear
As much as I love fiddling with garments to make them fit me and my fashion needs, sometimes a quick fix is all I can be bothered with. So I didn’t overthink things… Continue reading
Patch Perfect
As much as I’d like to believe that the universe gives you what you ask for, I haven’t often found it to be true. But I’d been in the mood for 70s styling… Continue reading
Peruvian Pink
Winter is my least favourite season. I’d planned to escape to warmer climes somewhere in South or Central America this year to avoid months on end of feet like ice blocks, but somehow… Continue reading
From grunge to goddess
Visiting the accountant to go over my income tax return is never something I look forward to. However, the knowledge that there are FOUR opshops just metres from said accountant’s office helps make… Continue reading