My next knitting project...

I found these a while ago on www.lostateminor.com, and I instantly wanted to make some!

...SMITTENS!
Perfect for the winter, mittens to hold hands in! ♥




You can find the knitting pattern for them here :)

Just one problem... I cannot understand knitting patterns!
Does anyone have any idea?



It's my aim to have made one by the new year...
Now, all I need is to understand all this knitting language!


:)

Inspiration... for something or other :)

Warning
A poem Jenny Joseph

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple,

With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me.

And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves

And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter.

I shall sit down on the pavement when I'm tired

And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells

And run my stick along the public railings

And make up for the sobriety of my youth.

I shall go out in my slippers in the rain

And pick flowers in other people's gardens

And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat

And eat three pounds of sausages at a go

Or only bread and pickle for a week

And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry

And pay our rent and not swear in the street

And set a good example for the children.

We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practice a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.


I found this in a poem book I used to read in primary school and it made me smile.
So thought I would keep it here in case I need some random inspiration for something crazy one day...


:)

Clothes Show Live, 07-12-2009!

So I spent Monday at the Birmingham NEC at the Clothes Show Live 2009!
Most of the day was spent doing what I do best... spending my money on pretty things :)

In the morning, we saw the main catwalk show, which was rather good, despite our seats being quite far back!

Here are a few pictures from the show...
(Please do excuse the dreadful quality, sophie's rubbish camera zoom + fast moving models and dancer = pooooooorr pictures!)










The above picture features some rather fancy fringed leotards, quite similar to flapper dresses. They looked really fun to dance in :)







...and then a lovely nutcracker-esque part with dancing dollies and soldiers!






It wasn't your typical 'catwalk' fashion show, it mainly included upcoming high street trends from various shops and companies.

So...
after watching the show, we went and did some serious shopping :)
My absolute favourite part was foraging through the MASSIVE vintage section!









Ahh! :)
I got a few little bargains, which I will soon put up, as they need a few adaptations!

I also purchased, a Luella for EJF t-shirt (Environmental Justice Foundation)
and a wonnnnnnderful dress, for a self-bought christmas present.

Yayyy!
Now, must.stop.spending.my.student.loan.

♥

Hello December

...this advert is so lovely :)

Aah, the drawing project is all given in, so now I can relaxxx and spend my time getting excited for Christmas!

I have a few makings on the way, they'll be posted soon!


:)

Some of my recent university work!

Busybusybusy!
I've been given so much work recently, and i'm nearly done! (ish...)

For my drawing unit of my course, the brief was to produce a sketchbook of ideas that could inspire clothing and/or silouettes,
based on a colour of my choice. I chose red :)

I used loads of different mediums; paint, pastel, ink, melted candle wax, tracing paper, thread and spray paint!

Here's a few pages of what I have done so far!
(You could call it experimenting, or you could call it mess...)











Still a lot more to do!
More to come when its finished...


:)

The Finished Scarf!

Finally...
The scarf is well and truely finished, and it is very, very long!
All the more scarf to wrap myself up in to keep myself warm in these gale force winds that we have here!

Hello cosyness
(excuse the failure of my editing... I have nowhere suitable to take pictures!)



So yes, there it is.
Comes in very handy on visits to the beach on a blustery day :)



Bag- thrifted, Cardigan- Vintage, Boots- Primark, Scarf- by me :)

It kept me very warm. Thanks scarf.


:)

I'm in the paper...

I was recently asked to write a small passage for my local newspaper.
My secondary school had a 4 page spread in the paper, with students writing articles about the school and subjects.
I wrote about the technology department (in which I studied for my Product Design Textiles A Level) and got to show the final garment I had created!

Excitinggg...



Note, the quote from the little boy doesnt have anything to do with my article... :)


Lovely.

Scarf is finished!
Pictures will arrive sooooooon

:)