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Mind the stretch is all I say – sewing a longarm shirt

15. February 202215. February 2022 Simone Neumann

I love when people look sophisticated and put together. I love looking at people who wear an „outfit“ not only some garments, I love to explore other peoples style. And […]

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Mysterious Mistakes in Knitted Cardigan

27. April 202127. April 2021 Simone Neumann

Do you believe me when I tell you I do not want to write about mistakes I make while crafting? Again…? While I woke up today, I envisioned this wonderful […]

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How to transform an ill fitting dress

15. September 202015. September 2020 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 […]

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simone holding up a funny fabric with a bee pattern

The unobtrusive bee dress – a sewing adventure

18. August 202018. August 2020 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 […]

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Simone wearing a handmade oversized crochet cardigan in mint

Comedy crafting during summer slump

7. July 20207. July 2020 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 […]

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

Karlene undone

23. June 202023. June 2020 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 […]

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Simone wearing Karlene blouse with a funny face showing her sewing mistake

The gaping neckline on Karlene dress

16. June 202016. June 2020 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 […]

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One step forward, two steps backward – should I frog again?

23. July 201923. July 2019 Simone Neumann

“One step forward, two steps backward” is not only Max Romeos way to describe how he is entangled in the swamp of Babylon, no it is me and my relationship […]

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Crocheting a Frankencoinster

18. June 201918. June 2019 Simone Neumann

I am afraid… I am afraid that you will notice that I am an imposter, that I am barely able to hold a hook… Because I crocheted a Frankencoinster. Last […]

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Beware of the A-Line skirt: making the Delphine skirt from Tilly Walnes

28. May 2019 Simone Neumann

An A-Line skirt is perfect: Easy to make, will flatter every figure and is a great addition to a capsule wardrobe. I have read these lines many times on blogs, […]

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