We participated in our first competition on May, 25th. Sadly, the first run was an immediate disqualification because he rather went sniffing around than sit and wait for the Go!. Apart from that, ...

Aaaand, with the fancy endpapers having arrived I lacked any apology to procrastinate the printing chore. All printed, A4 quarto gooooooo! And only one of then ten sheet batches had to be reprinted, b...

First attempt of wrap pants done. There's some tweaking needed, but for a first time, not too shabby. Weird folds… And once again, I've used old pj bottoms for something else. They're not good for doi...

#sewing #TravelersNotebook #upcycling Did some foldy-squeezy testing with the SnapPap and decided it would work fine as inside material. Also, Mum found an old bag I used to use a lot somewhere, so I'...

#bookbinding #guillotine #travelersNotebook Here she is, ready to get up to the attic. Only about 18kg something, according to the postman. I splurged and also got a new ruler. 30cm are a bit too short sometimes, 50 should be a good length.

I offered a different thread to Sarah Veritas and we reconciled. For now. Our relationship is a passionate one with lots of up and downs. So, learning to do bias taping. Looking good so far… No sewing...

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#sewing #TravelersNotebook I could have cut more for the cosplay, of course. I could also do a mock up for the gig purse I've been thinking about. Tadaaah! Some card holders inside and a little money ...

Finally decided to overcome the procrastination at least a little. Gojira helped spreading out the old bedcloth. And helped holding down the pattern.

I've started cutting the test cloth, while totally ignoring parts of the instructions. Was confused about how to cut the collar along the fold, because the instruction for that was at a curved side an...

The experiment continues. I traced the pattern onto plastic sheets to keep the actual patterns intact while I do a test sewing with old tablecloths. Mummy's little helper And of course, on the second ...

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