I woke up one night having dreamt about a particular class in primary school where we were weaving strips of paper to make a basket. I actually dreamt the sequence where my friend at school at the time Sarah Hill started calling me Susie Bubble…except we were also weaving paper. It's all a bit fuzzy… Continue reading Weaving In and Out
Category: DIY
Got the Lanvin, forgot the Acne
The struggle to DIY sans sewing machine and time rages on, complicated by the fact that a possible iMac landing in the house might mean there isn’t the sufficient space for a sewing machine. Therefore I can only prop this section of the blog up with easy DIYs that a monkey could do. Monkeys would… Continue reading Got the Lanvin, forgot the Acne
Getting Ripped Up
Everyone is at it. KOS is on a DIY rampage that I’m incredibly impressed by (the choice of fabrics in particular). A friend who has previously been buying up Dior Homme and Rick Owens has taken to altering Gap womenswear jackets and customising them with leather sleeves. The markets may be recovering but the long… Continue reading Getting Ripped Up
Smaggle’s Stockings
Lady Smaggle has a lot of tights. That I can tell from her daily style pics. When she made a necklace out of her laddered tights, that well and truly left me going ‘Doooooh… all this time I’ve been making arm warmers and headbands with my tights…when I could have done THIS!’. Time passed and… Continue reading Smaggle’s Stockings