Knickers!

I’ve been meaning to do this for ages, and only just got around to it – I turned an old t-shirt into a pair of knickers!
You need quite a big t-shirt for this. If, like me, your bum is bigger than your chest, there’s no way you’re going to get a pair of knickers that [...]

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More space…

Remember the space bolero?
Now it has a matching skirt.
The waistband is bomber-jacket elastic, simply zig-zagged to the top of the skirt. The hem is bound, partly because I wanted it to match the bolero and partly because I couldn’t find any other form of navy trimming which was actually nice.

I like elasticated waistbands, because [...]

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Nymphadora Tonks.

Too tired to make anything today, having been at work until 2am selling the new Harry Potter book.
We all went in costume, so here’s what I put together:

Tonks is described as having bubblegum pink hair, and wearing a purple t-shirt with “weird sisters” written on it. She also wears heavily-patched jeans.
The boots are Doc Martens, [...]

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Space is big. Very big.

My jacket says so.
This is a little bolero jacket that I put together this afternoon, following a sudden flash of inspiration yesterday evening.
Believe it or not, it’s made from a kids’ pillowcase!

It’s a different style from the red silk bolero – shorter in the arms and the back – and I think I like this [...]

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