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6. October 2020 By Simone Neumann

Last week I presented you two fibre artist and their colourful works I per chance got to know on my short visit of Erfurt. And I promised you a second part with yet an even cooler artists: Hellen Nabukenya. Dear needleworkers grab all your yarnends, fabric scraps and tiny threads, after reading about Hellen Nabukenya […]

Everything Else

Fibre art can be tough and loud: Paul Yore and Dardan Zhegrova

29. September 2020 By Simone Neumann

What do you do, if you should not leave the country because of a pandemic, cannot spent a lot of money, get migraines from driving longer in the car, only have 5 free days but ABSOLUTELY WANT TO ENJOY A VACATION (sorry for shouting): You visit Erfurt :-DDDD That’s what we did. And we not […]

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How to transform an ill fitting dress

15. September 2020 By Simone Neumann

Every Monday I tell myself, today I will only write a short update on my projects. And then I end with taking excessively photos and writing my fingers of, this Monday is no exception. I am currently working on three sewing projects, an Asuka Hamada dress (already finished and killed), a copycat sweater (nearly finished) […]

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Why Wendy Ward’s sewing book means love

8. September 2020 By Simone Neumann

Read about my new sewing book from Wendy Ward which I got as a present from a needlework friend. There are so many beuatiful garments to make and so many techniques to learn. Read on for a detailed review…

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How to look like a fashion model with no effort

1. September 2020 By Simone Neumann

The wardrobe challange Last week it started my preparation for a capsule wardrobe (ok… it started many weeks month before, but if I tell you how long I need to ponder and prepare blogpost, you will think me a snail). Already during the planning process I noticed this will be big capsule, more like a […]

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My undefined wardrobe challenge

25. August 2020 By Simone Neumann

Are you like me? Waking up, doing Yoga, drinking excessive amounts of tea to postpone the decision what to wear and then grabbing the next best thing which you have already worn in some variation for several days? My ‘uniform’ during days which are not so hot that I melt when I leave the house […]

simone holding up a funny fabric with a bee pattern

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The unobtrusive bee dress – a sewing adventure

18. August 2020 By Simone Neumann

Holidays are over and the dire life of writing and posting has me back… or wait… I guess its not dire at all, as I love to write and even more to talk with you. So far all is more than well, but my sewing, that is another story… I wanted to come back and […]

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Testing Tailornova the new design and sewing software

14. July 2020 By Simone Neumann

I am back, and I am excited*, may there be a solution to my fitting issues? Yesterday @shanibeer wrote a wonderful post about the new online software tailornova, which lets you design your own clothes and print them at home as a ready to sew pattern with seam allowance included. You can use standard sizing […]

Simone wearing a handmade oversized crochet cardigan in mint

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Comedy crafting during summer slump

7. July 2020 By Simone Neumann

After finishing the Karlene blouse I am in a crafting slump: I jump uninspired from one knitting project to the next, only knitting a few stitches, I decided on a new summer dress to sew but stopped mid tracing only to start a different sewing project (copying an existing dress, did not work out, looks […]

Simone wearing the finished Karlene blouse and making a happy dance

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Karlene the third – sewing a blouse finally worked out

30. June 2020 By Simone Neumann

Unbelievable but I got it done: The Karlene blouse is finished and fits. Ok… there may be some little details I don’t like but overall, for a garment made in my hated woven fabric, it is a success. But the victory was not bought easy, my sewing help elf and I had to fight hard […]