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At the Afesip Fair Fashion workshop...
The gang at Afesip Fair Fashion in their showroomHere I am in Cambodia! That's me on the left, visiting an amazing social enterprise called AFESIP Fair Fashion. Prostitution is a huge business in...
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Have yourself a merry little handmade Christmas...
I love getting handmade Christmas presents! I know it takes a lot more effort than dashing into the shops, but I think it's worth it. Here are some I made this year - a make up purse and handbag from...
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From mood board to final design!
Here's my mood board inspired by some beautiful lampshades from industrial designer Tord Boontje. It prompted a series of design developments. One of which was made up on a half scale...
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Photo Shoot!
Thank you to the lovely Emily and her mum, Margo for taking these lovely shots of one of my college projects. Emily is a student who entered a modelling competition and did very well, even taking out...
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Promostyl-influenced mood board
Ever wondered why "all-look-same" when you go shopping for clothes? Blame it on the trend forecasters! At college, we use a French company called Promostyl who for an exhorbitant fee will send you a...
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Technical drawings, fabric swatches and toiles!
Hand drawn sketch in ink and conte crayonWorking from my mood board (see previous blog entry!) I hand draw sketches of what I'm going to make. For more clarity, these can also be translated into a...
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All Over, Red Rover!
Thoroughly exhaustimicated at the end of term. I promise you I worked harder for this quaint little TAFE course, than I ever did to earn a degree! To finish the course we have a College Parade, which...
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I have a new website at www.clotheslinepatterns.com. Please visit me there to see what I've been up to lately!
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Just watched a lovely piece in a Creativebug class on fabric design. Was it Heather Ross or Lizzy House who said, if she'd planted an orchard 20 years ago, how fruitful and beautiful would it be...
View ArticleIt's not often you're just excited about what happened at church...
I call it " the end of the day of the white man" which sounds terribly racist but in our church, the majority of new faces and younger faces are largely other than caucasian. I love it! Harley (spelt...
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