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April 2015 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). April 28, 2015. Next up on the cutting table. April 27, 2015. May 10, 2015. No zebras, just cake …. April 26, 2015. April 26, 2015. More zebras and some cake progress. The wife’s gone off to London to do some family stuff. I couldn’t go because I had a tuition appointment this morning. I’ve done three loads of washing, played stupid games on FB a lot…and some slightly more int...April 25, 2015. May 10, 2015.
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Steaming On #5 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). August 13, 2015. December 10, 2015. Gadgets. Every steampunk character needs gadgets, right? I KNEW this, I could feel it in my.er.whatnots. So I did some googling, thought some thoughts, rummaged in my drawers. Ooh matron. Look what I’ve found:. Of course you are- look at this haul! She is developing as my fevered [drugged? Two slide rules, because I’m clearly going to need to work in several dimensio...
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Coco-pop dress, an update – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). August 9, 2015. December 10, 2015. Coco-pop dress, an update. I visited the doc-daughter this weekend, and [eventually] got her to find time to try on the dress. She loves it, and was very happy [phew] BUT of course, at least one of her measurements had to be wrong didn’t it? So no pics yet, but her actual birthday is August 25th, and she’s coming down to Brum then, so watch this space. A grat interpretation...
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June 2015 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). June 28, 2015. December 10, 2015. The end of the marking is [sort of] in sight! One of the papers I marked today amused me greatly- the student hadn’t managed to get much right, but had written some wry comments. Here’s my favourite:I’m very slightly ahead of schedule though, so I rewarded myself with an hour or so sewing before … Continue reading The Bottom Line. June 25, 2015. The parrot has landed! Didn&#...
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Steaming On #6 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). August 15, 2015. December 10, 2015. The coat is almost complete now, I just need to sew the sleeve lining in place, and deal with buttons and buttonholes [meh]. It doesn’t affect anything but the swoosh of the jacket skirt so I’m not fussed. Of course when I slipped it on, the lining tried to flop down everywhere, which I suspected would be an issue as there are no facings. Back to the bodice:. The pattern s...
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Steaming on #3 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). August 9, 2015. December 10, 2015. Back from Leeds, and [fairly] refreshed, I faced the job of cutting out the steam punk jacket and bodice this afternoon. The jacket appears to have FOUR INCHES of ease allowed, which does seem a lot. However, it is meant to be worn over the bodice, and laces at the back, so I don’t think the fit will be difficult to sort out on that one. The pattern calls for the neckline [...
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All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice) – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). You want to know about me? OK, pull up a chair, grab a slice of cake, and take a deep breath as I’m inclined to ramble. I’m Elaine, a college maths lecturer. I married my lovely wife in 2013, and we are chugging along very nicely, thank you for asking. I got the girl next door! I’ll scan and post some images of that at a later date. I returned to se...
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July 2015 – thedementedfairy
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). July 27, 2015. July 27, 2015. I’ve finally had a letter saying the redundancy threat is lifted. It arrived before we went on our day out on Saturday, so I delayed opening it in case it spoiled the day…phew! We had a lovely, sunshiney, blue skies day out at Goodrich castle and Symonds Yat. Cream tea, pub lunch, a stroll by … Continue reading At Last! July 27, 2015. December 10, 2015. July 26, 2015. Mojo be da...
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Happy New Year wonderful people! | sparkleneedles
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I'm learning to sew. Goodness gracious its exciting! Happy New Year wonderful people! January 1, 2015. January 1, 2015. Wahey it’s 2015! It’s a whole new year! And that’s so fucking awesome! I have learnt sooooooo much in 2014 and my sewing has come on in leaps and bounds. And I am well and truly hooked. That’s a real hit! Which leads me on to resolutions. Half of me wants to call this ‘resewlutions’ but the other half of me hates myself for being so naff. Anyway, here they are…. This will be emptied.
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thedementedfairy – Page 2 – Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me.
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Sewing, ranting, cooking, eating. Me. All about the Fairy (well, not all, that wouldn’t be nice). October 23, 2016. October 23, 2016. Indian top and Edwardian coms…. October 23, 2016. October 22, 2016. November 3, 2016. La Belle Epoque-Burda 7029 #1. The Belle Époque or La Belle Époque (French pronunciation: [bɛlepɔk]; French for “Beautiful Era”) was a period of Western European history. It is conventionally dated from the end of the Franco-Prussian War in 1871 to the outbreak of World Wa...Butterick 602...
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