Dressmaking workshops
November sees a new series of Dressmaking workshops start up. This time I have changed the workshops from three full day sessions to two classes with homework in between, to keep the price lower as...
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goodbye 2020, good bloody riddance to you
I yearn for basics, a cat on my lap, knitting and decent telly, a few hours at the allotment, bulbs coming up, hugs with my kids. In such a controversial year, such a clusterfuck of...
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Walthamstow Market #2
Some years ago I blogged about Walthamstow market and its fabulous fabric shops and it remains a very popular post! Of course things have changed around here but I’m happy to report only for the...
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The longer I teach the more I find out just exactly how different my classes are from many other classes. I don’t want this post to sound like me massively blowing my own trumpet as...
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What I’m planning for 2017…
I have had an extremely productive year this year although I produced much more finished knittingprojects than sewn ones (it’s a huge addiction now, I think about knitting ALL THE TIME!). Next year no doubt...
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So I’m in my new studio, I taught my first class in there and it’s absolutely perfect. It will no doubt take a while yet before I’m completely done and before my living room...
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