1950s, 1960s, 1970s: Gems From The Sewing Library

By lizhaywood | August 12, 2024 |

Do you have a sewing library at home? I bet you do! I’ve been cultivation a sewing library since I was a fashion student in 1990. It’s a collection of sewing, fashion and patternmaking books, but it also has a Museum Section. The Museum Section contains old books that I inherited, found at garage sales…

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The serial fashion exhibition goer

By lizhaywood | April 19, 2022 |

In an area where fashion exhibitions are few and far between, I’ve been to TWO in the past week (not counting Allan Aughey last week). How lucky am I! I went to both of them with Mum, who also sews, so it was extra nice. Here are some of the highlights of both. If you…

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Holiday macramé

By lizhaywood | January 30, 2022 |

Hi Everyone! Happy New Year – I guess I can just say that before January ends! It’s still school holidays here, although the carefree days are drawing to a close. At the beginning of the holidays, I thought it would be fun to try a few new crafts together, with one of them being macramé.…

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