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Very Secret Mysteries, no 6: Making Clothes

OK, people, let’s drop the pretence that this is a Wednesday series, shall we? I am not, nor ever will be, Havi Brooks, the indisputable [pirate] queen of ritual blogging. Be that as it may, here is the sixth post in the series, which so far has covered knitting, sewing, crochet, embroidery, and quilting. As [...]

Very Secret Mysteries, no. 2: Sewing

It’s Wednesday! Here is the second in my series of personal introductions to the crafts I do. The first one is about knitting. If you do any of these crafts, I’d love to hear about how you got started, too.
Sewing: joining together planes of woven string (fabric) by stitching through them with fine string (thread). [...]

Strawberries and Dust

Guess I picked the wrong week to start blogging! We’re in the thick of a huge home extension project, and everything is in a state of utter chaos. Witness me last night, groping in the dark hall through box after stacked box, looking for the iron.
No joy. I have no idea where the iron is. [...]