I started a class about pattern drafting almost 1 year ago. My first project was a skirt of which I’m not especially proud. It’s an ok skirt, but it’s not exactly what it was meant to be, and now I feel some basic concepts were not explained during the class …
Road trip
I haven’t been here for some days. You know, sometimes life gets in the way and one can’t find time to blog. Last week we had some days off and decided to take a road trip to the south. The plan was reaching Cádiz, but that was all. We still …
Spinning workshop (part 2)
Last Saturday I attended the second part of the spinning workshop. Sadly this time I forgot my SLR camera at home. I realized it when I was already at the metro, but at least I had my cellphone with me. It was just a pity that I was going to …
Carding wool
Lala gave me some fleece after the spinning class of last Saturday so that I could practice during the week. I tried yesterday after work and I think I’m improving. My biggest problem is that I don’t fill the carder with enough fleece before starting. It’s like I’m in a …
Spinning workshop (part 1)
Last Saturday I attended the first part of a spinning workshop. The complete workshop is 7 hours and it runs on two consecutive Saturdays, so we’ll have the second part next Saturday. Lala came to the shop where the workshop was organized, fully loaded with fleece, fiber in several states, …
Mad Men Dress Challenge
Here is my dress for the challenge. It’s based in a couple of dresses but I did not buy any special fabric since I knew I lacked time and this was not going to be a masterpiece. I recently found a shop here in Madrid where they have very cheap …
Dishwasher
I received yesterday a message from a friend who’s going to teach a workshop about sewing felt. Unfortunately I cannot go because I have another workshop that same day, but I’ve been wanting to work with felt for a long time since I started reading Future Girl’s blog. After talking …
The Great British Sewing Bee
This is my new discovery. Thanks to Tilly I have discovered this TV show from the BBC. I haven’t watched TV for years and I got tired long ago of those lame singing contests (I think there’s one now called Splash where famous people jump to a swimming pool, stupid). …
Weekend
This past weekend was going to be a calm one. There were neither swing parties nor any kind of workshop announced. Time for ourselves and our things. One of the urgent projects for me was modifying Koen’s respro cycling mask. He goes to work by bike almost everyday. It’s a …
Mad Men Sew Along
I’ve recently started to read blogs about sewing. What I’m learning during class is not enough and I dream of making beautiful vintage dresses. The other day I stumbled upon this: And I immediately wanted to participate. The challenge finishes in just 8 days, and I’ve started my dress two …