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Birthday breakfast and Kraftwerk 18 Aug 2012 | 01:51 am
Thank you for all the birthday wishes! I had a splendid weekend, going to a festival and celebrating the birthday all weekend was a great combination. As usual we had plenty of fun, with the music bei...
Looking back on a decade 9 Aug 2012 | 05:50 pm
Today I turn 40. Yes I survived the 30's reasonably intact! The photo to the left was taken the month I turned 30. The right one is a few weeks old. I am kinda struck by how young and innocent I look ...
Pattern magazine nostalgia 8 Aug 2012 | 04:23 pm
As I might have mentioned before I started sewing clothes at a rather young age, I was only 11 when I made my first pair of pants and as a teenager I was already making a substanal amount of my own cl...
Testing a tubing turner 6 Aug 2012 | 01:45 am
On a lark I bought a cheap tubing turner today. The design is pretty nifty, just push a hook through the fabric and pull. But after a quick test run I am not entirly convinced. The hook is rather flim...
Yes, I bought yet another summer dress 5 Aug 2012 | 02:26 am
I did one day trip alone to Lisbon. Mostly to do the stuff that works best doing alone, i.e. hit the shops. Just like Barcelona and Paris, Lisbon has a fancy tree lined avenue where the high end store...
A very Vogue obsession 4 Aug 2012 | 01:39 am
I thought that I had threw them all away, but either due to forgetfulness or resourcefulness I have one banana box left up in the attic. I am talking about the magazine that in some ways defined my 20...
A Pradaesque fabric find 3 Aug 2012 | 01:23 am
Love this print from Prada's fall collection. Though I wouldn't want to wear it as a trouser suit ensemble. Luckily I was able to find something very similar in a fabric store in Lisbon. But instead ...
Summer dress from Burdastyle 2 Aug 2012 | 12:45 am
I've been really putting my issues of Burdastyle magazine to good use lately. This must be the fourth project in a row that comes from my magazine stash. Being a pattern magazine hoarder does have it'...
Stencil printing - a little messy and a lot of fun 31 Jul 2012 | 10:22 pm
A while back me and Cattie got together to print our personal roller derby tank tops. Here you can see Anja supervising Cattie's print process. Notice the red wine in the background. This might explai...
Making a grosgrain ribbon waist facing 31 Jul 2012 | 04:29 am
The Burda magazine shorts that I made last month had a rather messy solution for waist facing. Or maybe it was just my having a hard time grasping how it should be sewn together? But to be honest: "B...
