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Creative at work
For the past weeks, we have a small exhibition at work showing off our different creative skills. Of course, I brought some of my creations - the Dior jacket and a cocktail hat.Since I wanted to use my...
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What to wear?
My identity crisis in the wardrobe continues. I wrote about it in January, but felt rather confident about my winter clothes and the keywords Tailored - Ladylike - Strong - Luxurious. It proved to be a...
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A slippery slope, adventures in ready-to-wear - and a new bedroom
I need routines to keep things going. If I've decided to exercise 2-3 times a week, that works brilliantly until I think it's ok to skip it just this once. If I've decided to only eat cakes 2 times a...
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The essence of Dior
Showing off my Dior jacket before heading to Paris is by far my most read post.The funny thing is that I started to call it the Dior jacket way back when I started the project, even though I didn't...
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Slowly and with a couple of detours
Well, I'm slowly working my way back to sewing and blogging with a couple of detours. And some bronchitis.But I did spend some time in Stockholm last week, and surprisingly enough I didn't spend any...
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Are you afraid of jinxing it?
Well I am. At least when it comes to writing it down and publish on the blog. But I will anyway, mostly because it's so great news but also to get back in the blogging saddle.I'm gonna be in Threads...
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I'm not turning into a vintage interior blog - and thread
I am sewing!But that's not what I wanted to share today. (Well, maybe a sneak peak. Have I mentioned that I'm afraid of jinxing it? It goes for showing creations in progress as well.)The past weeks,...
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Vintage clothes from the inside
As some of you may know, I am obsessed with the inside of clothes. Vintage, couture and home sewn clothes that is - they are exciting. Modern insides of ready-to-wear is just plain boring. (Evidence of...
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Where do you want me to be?
Well, in case you haven't noticed, I'm really upping my blogging game. I do hope you like it as much as I do! I'm also trying to find my way through the jungle of social media. I love Pinterest, I...
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It's a dress!
I know! And it's not a two-year project that I finally finished; it's a dress from pattern to hemming in just two weeks (and that's rather impressive to be me)!But most importantly, it's been fun. As...
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Behind the scenes in tailoring
So I've finished the book Bespoke - Savile Row ripped and smoothed by Richard Anderson. He was 17 when he first set his foot on Savile Row and Huntsman; bespoke tailors since 1849. (Don't miss the...
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Saving a dress
Well, I identified three dresses needing more than their share of tender, love and care. It really isn't my favourite task, but this Saturday, two hours before heading out for some cocktails and wine...
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Sewing in lace part one - planning, drafting and deciding
I've started working on my next sewing project - a pencil skirt in dark blue lace. Usually, I show you everything when I'm finished, but this time, I thought I'll write as I sew. We'll see how that...
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Sewing in lace part two - threads, silk and more to decide
I guess this week's work with my dark blue lace pencil skirt can be described as one step forward and two steps back. On the forward part - I've decided, bought and had delivered the silk from...
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Sewing in lace part three - basting
Things never go as planned. I didn't sew all Wednesday; I lay in bed all day with a slight fever and cold that still hasn't quite left me. I've done some sewing today anyway, but I'm not feeling so...
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I didn't jinx it!
I was afraid that if I posted here before my coat shows up in Threads, I would jinx it all. I think I'm on the safe side - Sarah has confirmed that my photos were good enough to use, and today I signed...
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Sewing in lace part four - endless hand sewing
It feels like a never ending story of hand sewing. I don't mind per se; I like sewing by hand. I first basted the soutache lace to the silk layers. I did it at even 10 centimetres intervals, since I...
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The evolution continues...
... and the frustration.Yesterday morning I was getting ready for work. I felt - like I've felt way too many times this past year - that I really don't have anything to wear. So I thought I should wear...
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Seriously - I've got nothing to wear
This morning, I pulled out all clothes for autumn and winter, and tried them on, just like I did with my summer clothes a couple of months back. I would say this was just as bad. There was nothing that...
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The importance of the right clothes
Well, I can't understand how not to take it seriously with clothes. It makes such a huge impact on how I'm feeling; when I have the right clothes I feel so much better, and when I'm in the wrong ones,...
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