Cheese roll filling – aka Cheese “Crack”
One of the things we got given for Christmas was a jar of Cheese roll filling. For those of you not familiar with what a cheese roll is, it is a slice of white bread, […]
Read MoreVinyl revival
We recently brought a 1974 Akai turntable in mint condition from the amazing and highly recommended WT Audio in Lower Hutt. It belonged to a doctor who had gone into a retirement home and he […]
Read More60’s vintage vibe
I recently borrowed a copy of North and South magazine from a work colleague and there was a great article in there about Diane Ludwig and her love of vintage fashion. She rescues vintage pieces […]
Read MoreVintage and Thrift
Here in Wellington we have a number of great thrift shops to choose from and I visit quite regularly. Recently we made a trek out to Upper Hutt as we hadn’t visited the shops out […]
Read MoreMe Made wardrobe update
As promised in my last wardrobe post, we had another coat making day with 4 coats made. I made the short version of the Nova Coat in a purple pinstripe Japanese wool that I purchased […]
Read MoreHand knitted socks
4 years ago I decided that I was going to knit myself a pair of socks. Fast forward 3 years to Lockdown 1.0 and the half a sock that was languishing in my WIP pile […]
Read MoreNova Coat sew-a-long
Very fittingly on the first day of Me Made May, I met up with three friends for a Nova Coat sew-a-long. Myself, A and J were making coats and M was there to give us […]
Read MoreI brought a new thing
Full disclosure, I brought a new item of clothing from a shop. That means I went 2 years and 4 months without buying a new piece of clothing. If you have been following along, everything […]
Read MoreMe Made Wardrobe Part 2
I have been very busy in the sewing room of late, rustling up all sorts of goodies. Lets take a look shall we? First up we have a pull on pocketed dress made using some […]
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