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Sewing Lisette blouse from La Maison Victor

11. May 2021 By Simone Neumann

(For the impatient readers who tire of my long-winded introduction: I will start to write about my expirience with the sewing pattern Lisette roughly at the fourth paragraph 😁) Could it be possible that I only can sew fitting garments with recycled fabric?Most of you know that I love to sew with stretch fabric because […]

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I (don’t) care too much – Fibreart for International Women’s Day

8. March 2021 By Simone Neumann

For this years international women’s day during a worldwide pandemic I have chosen not to celebrate the successes of the collaborate effort of women which came before me, I have chosen to point out one part of (several) still existing injustices in women’s life: unpaid care work.I found this important to point out – this […]

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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) […]

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 […]

Simone, smiling widely, holding up the yoke of her Karlene blouse

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Karlene undone

23. June 2020 By Simone Neumann

Part two of my sewing adventure with the karlene dress from Fibremood. I had good tips, I had good will I even had help but look how my Karlene blouse looks now: There was no way around ripping. In sewing (other than knitting or crochet) I try to follow the pattern’s instructions to a t; […]

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The gaping neckline on Karlene dress

16. June 2020 By Simone Neumann

Woven fabric struck back on Karlene dress It happened again. After last week’s success in sewing a sweater for my husband the sewing nemesis named „woven fabric“ struck back. I made a blouse and it did not fit … as I said… again. This time I wanted to make the dress Karlene from Fibremood. A […]

A woman wearing a refashioned mens shirt while planting flowers

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Sowing a blouse and sewing some seeds

28. April 2020 By Simone Neumann

The Norns are weaving their fabric of fate with swift fingers and a lucid mind (does they weave only on #needleworkmonday?? Are there studies to proof this?). They combine stories like we combine yarn for the perfect sock or colors for an amazing quilt. And in my case, there are two stories which found a […]

Portrait of a woman holding open scissors and makes a funny face

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I will cut you open Mimi – and sew wider sleeves

18. February 2020 By Simone Neumann

Last week I complained about my failure with Tilly and the buttons Mimi blouse. I thought I had cut out the wrong size because the armholes were so small, I could barely get my arms through them. Encouraged by your extremely lovely comments and very helpful advices on steemit and instagram I decided against my […]

Portrait of a woman wearing her handsewn blouse und biting into the fabric

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Sewing the Mimi Blouse from Tilly Walnes

11. February 2020 By Simone Neumann

Do you remember that I have a strict sewing plan for 2020? And I am already behind this elaborate plan… There was the exhibition last week, two crochet shawls and wool from Iceland which distracted me from sewing. One of my goals was to make a blouse. A blouse would be perfect for me to […]