Me-made-stuff: Tailored Jacket Day 21: The week begins with a bit of photo-fail, and a bit of outfit-fail too (except I still think it’s cute!). I really loved this outfit as a concept, but 1. ...
Me-made-stuff: Valentine’s day skirt Day 14: I’m a lumberjackjane and I’m okay, I sleep all night and work all day – you know, the usual stuff according to the world of Monty ...
Some of you might have noticed this cowl in my me-made-may posts, and I’ve been meaning to show it off. Here it is: I am a sucker for cowls I think. Three of them in four years isn’t real...
Me-made-stuff: Geithus lace knit top, refashioned skirt. Day 7: So far May has been a chilly month, and I’ve been reaching for any warm woolen piece I have. Here, it’s the knit top from m...
Me-made-stuff: Seamless hybrid sweater (I should probably make myself one instead of borrowing John’s all the time!), and a cowl that has its own post coming up: here. Day 1: May 1st is a Labor...
Me-Made-May is right around the corner, and as I mentioned in my last post on MMM, this excersise is more of a personal style challenge for me than anything. This has got me thinking about how I put ...
It’s getting close to May, and in the sewing/blogging world, that also means Me-Made-May! I, Birgitte of indigorchid, sign up as a participant of Me-Made-May ’12. I endeavour to wear at l...
Yesterday was a beautiful day here in Bergen, and any day without the threat of rain must be taken advantage of! So we hopped on our bikes, to go coffee-sampling at the city’s coffee roastery a...
Easter in my windowsill: painted eggs on branches, with cranes and mountains in the background. Happy easter everyone! We have almost a week off for easter here in Norway, so I’ve been spending...
We had two whole days of sunshine here in Bergen, and the unofficial, but highly followed, rule here in rainy Bergen in these cases is to drop everything, and soak up as much of the sun as possible. ...
Photo by Hanne Kristin Lie/Studvest Just a little sneak peak of one of the many projects I’m working on right now! I’m doing the costumes for a student theater show, and as always –...
There has been a lot of life happening lately, and life needs attention (and paperwork apparently!). My crafting interest is nowhere to be found right now, and since I really don’t want craftin...
This weeks fixing is not a garment. That’s ok, right? I bought this chair years ago, and it became my first re-upholstering project as I covered the kind of dingy yellow cotton with a luscious ...
I meant to make the Colette Patterns Beignet skirt for the button-themed challenge over at SewWeekly (where I’m a contributor!), but my planned bound buttonholes got the best of me, and I decid...
Sherry of pattern~scissors~cloth had a “Fix-it-Friday” last week, and I love the idea! I definitely also have a pile of things that needs some fixing and refashioning, and seeing other pe...
So, seven years. Seven years of having these mittens in some uncompleted form. Six moves, three cities, and two continents. (why am I obsessed with numbers all of a sudden? I blame it on the new year...
We interrupt regular craft-centric posting to share this mess with you: After seven months of being packed up, sitting first in a warehouse, then on a train, a boat, another few months being inexplic...
It’s almost inevitable to spend the end-of-the-year holidays reflecting on the year you’re leaving behind, and the one you’re approaching. 2011 has been all over the place for me; I...
I have a pattern to share with you! It’s the Elvish Leaves Scarf I made based on a dishcloth with this same pattern.This scarf with an elegant leaf pattern repeat is a good intermediate lace pr...
These are my 6 favorite patterns from ravelry, a fantastic treasure trove of a site! You’ll notice that these are all baby-things and accessories, which are fairly quick and doesn’t use a...
Growing up in the 90s with a craft-loving mom means I was surrounded by craft supplies. Paints, crayons, Fimo clay, beads, pens to paint on ceramics, pens to paint on fabric… Oh, and kits! Call...
Finally, something sewn! There has been a lot of knitting around here lately, which isn’t too strange considering that I’ve been without my sewing machine for months over the summer, only...
Well, look at that – I knit something! With an absolute want of wintry knits, I had to hit the stash and make it happen before the temperatures dropped too much. One I had already started; the ...
It’s the first real snowfall of the season here in Bergen, and I’m taking a break from watching cars having trouble getting up the hill outside my window. It’s fascinating, and a li...
This Thanksgiving weekend is spent not celebrating traditionally, but chatting with far-away family with the use of webcam-wonders, and being thankful even with the absence of turkeys, mashed potatoe...
Some people might have notices I have updated and tweaked the blog a little lately, including a new button, “portfolio”. You see, I’ve gotten my portfolio website up and running! T...
I can’t stand waste. More specifically, I can’t stand being wasteful. I don’t know if the mild hoarding is the source, or the consequence of this aversion to throwing away anything...
After sharing an underwear pattern, and some basics of how to sew underwear (well, at least how I do it! There are many ways that are all right. If it works, it’s right. That is what Elizabeth ...
The autumn hat I shared recently is one I based on my pattern The Reversible Biking hat. I’ve made a few of them now, so knowing the pattern pretty well, I wanted to change it up a bit. And alt...
Ready to sew some underwear from a t-shirt? Good! Need a pattern? Check out my previous underwear-sewing-post with a free pattern to download! In this “how to” I’ll be covering the ...
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