<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:22:15 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/mcma/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Velvet Super-bag 🥰💝🎨🧵🪡]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the bag that took so very long for me to finish: there is something rather special about a thing that has to be put aside for a good while – for me, it creates a tension that is like a bow string]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/velvet-super-bag</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/velvet-super-bag</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:58:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpZr46Wh7Ww6jGtMhjgX3MWFS2KL7BmzeVS1e95q78Ucq1bMoXQbogZ59XwZvBHPKPXEpFXCbmxGyynzGWRyNN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Clothing Cycle! 🧵🪡🪷❤️‍🔥]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beautiful Needlework Friends! I've been back at the sewing table this week, at last - and have already finished a very nice (in the end, started months ago!) bag, and very nearly completed another pair]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/new-clothing-cycle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/new-clothing-cycle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:28:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZpaDurYrDBXVpKD1dYoDrEkdC7Uk35bvB22cmG93uRi3KXw34F8QvVXFYpvLwPCnGtp4cgHdozAEkCMoWjahQi?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[I NEED HELP with my pantaloons... W.I.P.]]></title><description><![CDATA[the current stage that I'm (a wee bit stuck) at These huge trousers are my latest invention, and I really would benefit from some advice from you all – I trust very much in the Needlework Monday community]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/i-need-help-with-my</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/i-need-help-with-my</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2025 07:42:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9oYAXGLWBJ3wvmXFWVLG6hckqEHtEmh7HxfV3nPGEoPGRjRkokgv3VGFq4H7yzZGyMoauyDeidHf5FiRBPgZXBH9ZCpkBG?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewing In The Dark...!]]></title><description><![CDATA[styling up a purchase from the 50c stall this week; a great all-round black dress, which i paired with leg-warmers and wee leather bootshoes What an amazing week this is – of creativity, of communing with]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-in-the-dark</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/sewing-in-the-dark</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 05:47:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9padjVpEKFBxa4HSeqkHanGh6Dsv9iHBo6GqPjbBjZn47V5RnhP7XE7QnXiDafACsnydWBqGMSzsbYjFndJTkAByoHMhT4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Trousers Indeed...🧵🪡]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you remember these pieces that I mentioned in last week’s post? A pair of fluffy wool-like trousers, and a blue real-wool vintage handmade skirt? They were beginning to come together in my mind slowly]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/big-trousers-indeed</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/big-trousers-indeed</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 06:04:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3jpR3paJ37V8XPrHkfZdMt57jY6pRt6zEt5iRJV9rZKJqWCd3P5MSpGqEfoMKBNXJKzVzpvXJXGdXCn37oS2DRuW2ifXjc4isQgGXnzYnN1k9cEJM5aXVNGuqjDXgM9bpmQYN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Opening Night Dress!]]></title><description><![CDATA[(made from old aprons, table cloths and pillowcases) Dearest Hive Sew-ists and Needlework Artists... Here are notes and visual insights into my 'showstopper' dress, which I made for the recent collection]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-opening-night-dress</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-opening-night-dress</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 16:49:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDNLHwVP2LrASL2CJH2a3FqBJm6N2eZczasHN5MkRvdSZysJjUz2N2WNhJQ1CHmKo69c7KNVctUJR4MsT88BnYaxZ1AQ5qu4syKxwA84L2CL94?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pinstripe Versus Stripe - the battle of much-funky trousers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Needleworkers and Friends on Hive! Ahhh, this has been such a breakthrough week!! @vincentnijman and I have had some progress – possibly myself more – in our Masterpeace remedy adventures, and]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/pinstripe-versus-stripe-the-battle</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/pinstripe-versus-stripe-the-battle</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2025 08:12:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3zpz8WQe4SNGkE7moUEDKqob9SdSFQGT6ny3UdZDQAttzy8hEcykDi3bAbwSpGD2L1Cp3rjqQgJrAQMcpvrKpZnDdVkppjZfCfCPKoAs6saMJVNBe5wWHKXzyY1aES5qcNBWuK7L3ZfujMdS31PC?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Dress from old jeans and a waistcoat...]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Needlework Monday community and Hive friends, It’s early Monday morning, and I’m sitting by the roaring stove with a very rare mug of coffee, waiting for the water to get heated, and musing over]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/summer-dress-from-old-jeans</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/summer-dress-from-old-jeans</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Apr 2025 08:46:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqAWzRxLJK7rULGUVTvYp4zzzDSBzoBwzzFjrhDPKPdr9xrKsfxjdKEq55cewgm5Cb1T1ydZRqb4R74UukVYvz?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Hybrid Tweed & Duckdown Coat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Needleworking Friends! the ACTUAL colour of the tweed, which my camera epic-fails to interpret I missed the usual posting on Needlework Monday last: it felt good to let things unfold in a non-rigid]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-hybrid-tweed-and-duckdown</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-hybrid-tweed-and-duckdown</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 09:50:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqDiJ8SvCWC9NTCNGqQkpEZgr3qzfDw8F4KoH3HA4wZKqXQkZWcjLUsv2x2YrqRAMrD8zn9zjpNFM8CQWvdKxS?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vintage Mustard Blanket Coat! *final photoshoot!*]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Needleworking Friends of Hive! I finally finished something!! The big blanket coat, at last is ready to be picked up by Stefania!! Phew: this has been a week of a bit of straining and wrestling]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/vintage-mustard-blanket-coat-final</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/vintage-mustard-blanket-coat-final</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2025 07:34:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2FFvzA2zeqoVPgRCnRzbu6rj6tCWHWVCA9ZaKB4ZqpDCtDAUWEYhJAyFfND53jMuYazUe6yZzE9DpdsdVHpaYFHhESPg5jePYrJKLzETffb4mmFc2iDAnxbRYvcht?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Best Giant Trousers *Ever*!!]]></title><description><![CDATA[My Dearest Needleworking Folks, This past week was a strange one; I’ve been digesting the relative un-success of my efforts in my pop-up un-shop, and generally trying to accept that I am not destined for]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/my-best-giant-trousers-ever</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/my-best-giant-trousers-ever</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 19 Aug 2024 06:08:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPynbmkqfBZKRLvvx2836f643Zi4vqDetKjsBpuzVYVe7KJ4LTeAAkVAPcN1LAxKagyTTVYqQwLpjQFeVaDxUq7U1q5MshTzyHG1MGEHSt8QSqkeFm5xH42?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wine Festival Sewing Botega Preparations - and slow progress on my magnificent denim coat]]></title><description><![CDATA[I promise I'll get better photos of the botega, now that it's all set up... ...and of my denim coat - it is very near being finished! Hi, dearest Needleworking Friends and Hive Beloveds! Last night was]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/wine-festival-sewing-botega-preparations-and-slow-progress-on-my-magnificent-denim-coat</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/wine-festival-sewing-botega-preparations-and-slow-progress-on-my-magnificent-denim-coat</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 07:12:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPynbmkqfBZKRLvvx2836f6E6wMrTZF9LZnoTd9Yg5fUX3BZkfEYrJja2rSPbcfjB8CH1jYfRupLqbncJ7miypfEUJqVcH66SYw4niiMkvLesuRgB7J8tFg?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Extraordinary Satisfaction Of Finishing The Small Details]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dearest Beloved Needleworkers, for the handing over of the coat, the belt and the collar had to be adapted I had the most wonderful thing happen this week! I sold my first big item of sewing mastery! The]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-extraordinary-satisfaction-of-finishing-the-small-details</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-127911/@clareartista/the-extraordinary-satisfaction-of-finishing-the-small-details</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-127911]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[clareartista]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:03:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/YpihifdXP4WNbGMdjw7e3DuhJWBvCw4SfuLZsrnJYHEpsqZFkiGGNCPynbmkqfBZKRLvvx2836f5fEYENN16RvWTWj7MbYd5DCf4gPFz9LpPrX6kwQDb2jjRxeermHj6hPzMUqwht4a7vKqUVY1dfiEaYFBWAE5aCN6KEvt7E5X4?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>