Sewing
DIY Couture
20/02/10 23:42
I’m very excited. I’m gonna make a cloak! Sort of Red Riding Hood / Scottish Widows ad. I haven’t used a pattern to sew and make clothes from before, and I think that’s half my problem. Things I’ve made are usually a bit spontaneous, make-shift and shoddy. But I found this pattern book by DIY Couture a few weeks ago when I went to a small press fair in Euston. There were loads of stalls of fun illustrated zines and hand drawn comic books, the sort of place really where me and Matt should be exhibiting our wares, maybe so in the future! However it was this unexpected fashion stall, with booklets guiding you on how to make your own clothes, that won me over to make my one purchase of the day!
Should I be posting about this? ‘cos maybe you will all decide to make one too! But I think there is enough variation in the design and the choice of fabric used, which could make them all look really different. I haven’t decided on my main fabric yet, for this I’m gonna take a trip to Dalston Mill Fabrics. But I think for the lining I’m gonna use a bright pink sari I picked up in South India, a few years ago (pictured below fashioned into a still unfinished slip-dress from last year!)
So I haven’t started my cloak yet, but keep a look out!
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Should I be posting about this? ‘cos maybe you will all decide to make one too! But I think there is enough variation in the design and the choice of fabric used, which could make them all look really different. I haven’t decided on my main fabric yet, for this I’m gonna take a trip to Dalston Mill Fabrics. But I think for the lining I’m gonna use a bright pink sari I picked up in South India, a few years ago (pictured below fashioned into a still unfinished slip-dress from last year!)
So I haven’t started my cloak yet, but keep a look out!
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The Knitting & Stitching Show
06/10/09 21:55
As some of you know I have a crochet group on Saturday mornings, this week we thought we'd meet up at the Knitting and Stitching show. If you are already going it would be great to see you there! Tickets are available on the door for £12.00, so I believe.
Before going into the show we are going to have our usual Saturday morning crochet and knit meet up.
If you want to join us we will be meeting up on:
Saturday 10th October, at 11am. Outside The Phoenix pub, next to the main entrance of the Palm Court of Ally Pally.
This meet up is free to attend and anyone can come! - you don't even have to go into the show!
I will also be going to the show on Friday 9th if anyone wants to meet up! Hope to see you all there!
Sara Makes Things
19/07/09 14:50
You may notice at the bottom of my website menu, that I have recently added a shop! I have joined the community of etsy.com, and am currently working on putting items up on my page for you to buy!
www.saramakesthings.etsy.com
Using my head
29/06/09 22:54
I have always been drawn towards making a head piece of some sort. With a wedding to attend last weekend, I thought I would make my own fascinator...
I had purchased a few meters of this coral lace from Dalson Mill Fabrics, in Ridley Road Market (my favourite shop at the moment!). I cut out all of the individual lace flowers, then hand stitched them onto the matching netting. Voila!
I had purchased a few meters of this coral lace from Dalson Mill Fabrics, in Ridley Road Market (my favourite shop at the moment!). I cut out all of the individual lace flowers, then hand stitched them onto the matching netting. Voila!
Wools & Crafts
13/06/09 15:54
I discovered this amazing little shop today on Blackstock Road, in Finsbury Park. Some of the ladies in my crochet group had mentioned it in passing, but I had no idea just how much stock they have! It was really hard to leave empty handed. I managed to only buy two items, some matching purple cotton to finish off my treble crochet granny square!
Budgies for the love birds
05/05/09 21:37
An old friend from my art school days, got married at the weekend. It was a lovely barn wedding full of bunting, dancing, casks of ale, and plenty of food for us campers on the farm! Emma and Terry asked on the invite for presents, if any, to be handmade, so I screen printed them a pair of budgies.
Bibliomancer's Dream
12/02/09 22:55
Thursday 12 February 2009 - Sunday 8 March 2009.
Bibliomancy is an ancient ritual that involves the random selection of a book and then a line or verse within that book to learn a truth, or inspire the imagination of the holder.
As part of Imagine Children's Festival, visit the magical library in The Clore Ballroom of the Royal Festival Hall, and delve into hundreds of books that hold secrets for you to discover.
The Bibliomancer’s Dream is an installation by artist Alinah Azadeh (with design engineering by Willow Winston and Terence Williams).
(Upholstery by Sara Noble)
Bibliomancy is an ancient ritual that involves the random selection of a book and then a line or verse within that book to learn a truth, or inspire the imagination of the holder.
As part of Imagine Children's Festival, visit the magical library in The Clore Ballroom of the Royal Festival Hall, and delve into hundreds of books that hold secrets for you to discover.
The Bibliomancer’s Dream is an installation by artist Alinah Azadeh (with design engineering by Willow Winston and Terence Williams).
(Upholstery by Sara Noble)
Sound Snow Sleighs
10/12/08 21:15
I have been working for the Southbank Centre over the last week to help create a pair of Sound Snow Sleighs. I did most of the upholstering by hand, and now my fingers are really sore ( next time i will take my sewing machine with me!) But now its done it looks lovely, gleaming and snowlike!
MF Doom for Jamie
19/10/08 16:24
I can now reveal the minature sewing i have been doing! Me and Matt have been transforming a Doctor Doom action figure, blinging him up into MF Doom for our flatmate Jamie’s birthday present! Check out the Doom nike high tops I made!
