Frogged 3x. My brain is a board meeting. AI is my co-pilot. This vest isn't just wool, it’s an Active energy rebellion.

see below for the story behind this photo A funny thing happened this morning,: as I pulled put my epic sweatercoat project in a bar in a nearby city to our land - looking very much forward to finishing

I have completed the front, back, collar and one full sleeve! I am working on the last sleeve right now and then all I will have left to do is seam it together, weave in the ends and possibly add some

the skirt of this coat, beginning to take shape Not quite the classic ‘lingerie and a fur coat’ – a phenomenon that is quite fun and sensuous, but this week I am very proud to have made good progress on

My first Needlework Monday post in a while!! Oh, I have missed very much the sewing, the camaradery, the excitement of switching my internet on in the morning to find the treasures that others are working

O wow, I have missed writing my #needleworkmonday blogs these past weeks! There have been a ton of reasons that I’ve been both away from the sewing machine and without the necessary comforts to indulge

me and stefania, a couple of weeks ago at the 50c stall My most favourite ever market stall in Telese Terme – one of the few fabulous, full and varied markets left in the area where we used to live – has

These are a pair of fancy pants that I've upcycled out of three old garments and a piece of vintage embroidery; what do you think?? I adore stripes of all kinds, and I especially love mixing up multiple

For the first time in what feels like an age, this week I got really into my sewing mission! - working towards finishing 3 fabulous projects, visualising an organic, private 'busyness', and imagining lots

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

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

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

Dearest dear Hive Friends, especially NWM folks! Today, Needlework Monday, we head off our land .... to set up our wee rental bothy!! A haven (with temporary atelier!) from the elements, as the cold, damp,

after - work in progress before My #needleworkmonday efforts were somewhat scuppered this week by the weather: we've been inundated with it, following the breaking of the drought! Now high winds, rain

Welcome all to our photoshoot (Clare. & Vincent.) !! Join us as we enjoy our land in our new clothing! We've had a lot of fun documenting my recent creations: @vincentnijman 's funky workwear and my

the final photoshoot will come soon, I promise! Dearest Hive Friends & Needleworkers! Remember these? After I made my own fabulous dungarees for glamourous gardening, and set out to make @vincentnijman

Dearest Hive Friends and Needleworkers! I’ve really missed this community, and have been keen to get back to sewing these last weeks, BUT the mess in the house, our moving things and taking care of our

Ooofah, and Ciao dear Needleworking Friends!! We are existing in a state of chaotic harmony (!) - merry confusion – creative destruction in places…. The homestead continues to evolve organically and

Dearest Hive Friends and Sewing Enthusiasts of all kinds! The pop-up expo of my handmade clothing is ended, as is our time in Guardia Sanframondi again, and @vincentnijman – and I do not mind at all admitting

as promised: some snaps of the dress on myself - thanks to Vincent! Dearest Hive Needleworkers & Friends! Here's a new dress, made from a beautiful old bedsheet: one of the few items of bedlinen that