The hell which is IKEA and my new handmade coat
Hard work pays back, am I right? But what is with weird work? Like ironing several meters of fabric on the floor. In which way will this pay back…? Questions […]
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How to upgrade a muslin into a lovely dress
First: last Monday’s dress dyeing session was a huge success.Second: I need a bigger table for sewing (look at the title photo and you know why :-D). Last Monday I […]
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Sewing and dyeing my cottage core dream dress
Last Monday I wrote about my obsession with books. That I can sit down for hours browsing through craft books admiring the lovely photos and dreaming about my future garments. […]
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Get to know the best needle-free crafting expirience ever
Just back from a City Tour to Leipzig, our bathroom full of stinky clothes which are soaked in museum sweat I notice we have a competition running in the Needleworkmonday […]
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In the mood of fall sewing
Making Wendy Ward’s jacket from beginner’s guide to sewing I am not sure how many of you dear readers besides reading my hive blog also look at my Instagram feed […]
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How my sewing machine brought me into a knife fight
If you did not know how dangerous needlework could be then this shall be a warning (ok… I may exaggerate a tad but read on and decide for yourself. You […]
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Discover the perfect cardigan color for a handmade wardrobe
Remember how I whined about my impaired sense of choosing fitting colors in yarn and fabric to create a wearable handmade wardrobe? I cried about my lovely, knitted sweaters in […]
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Covid eats Art: Read about my newest exhibition
Hello dear @needleworkmonday friends (do we have a name for @Needlworkmonday participants, how do we call/address ourselves? NMW‘s? The needleworkers? Mondaywriters?) long time no written word from me and I […]
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The big reveal: I sewed a Halien doll
Last Monday we shared a collective experience of secrecy and mystery: the amazing @needleworkmonday challenge “Tease Us!” But not every teasing is harmless… no sometimes the teasing turns deadly serious […]
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A wild story about mosquitoes, aliens, and needlework
Two days ago, I had a long and introspective day in the garden. I focused on an exercise from struthless to organise or better to get the second half of […]
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