Author: Ruth Singer

Book photos, which I am busily editing and checking. I love this one. Some of my collection of old thimbles. Well, two-thirds of my collection actually. I rather like this pattern photo too. See, useful old stuff. I spent a happy couple of hours researching suppliers today. I’ve re-found some great stuff I’d got stashed…

Having lots of stuff is green. Useful, hoarded, old stuff rather than new, resource-intensive stuff. Oh yes.

It seems that if I don’t write about work then this blog becomes a barren wilderness. Or at best, an occasional rather than a regular blog. Fitting in creative, textile-based work around the day job is proving a challenge. The practicalities are part of the challenge. My office is at home (not good for relaxation)…

Pebble cushion kit in Etsy Storque!

I love visiting my Grandad. Not just because he is wonderfully entertaining, jolly and bright as a button at 93, but also because he has the most amazing home. He finds it highly amusing that I love going in the sheds – they are just sheds after all, full of old junk. To me they…

A few days ago I booked a train to London and have started filling up my time with more things than I can possibly fit into a 48-hour trip. The main reason (excuse) for the trip is to go to the Fashioning Diasporas conference, which is kind of for work and kind of for me.…

This time last year I was writing about finishing writing. That was Sew It Up, which has now been out for 7 months. When I wrote about finishing the last of the text it seemed like it was nearly over, although the checking, revising, proofing and fiddling about process lasted for another three months! So…

Just when I thought it was safe to look at the Clothkits website. More temptation. Now spring is almost here, its time for this skirt to come out of hibernation again!

Almost a year ago I stocked up on some dressmaking patterns and prophetically titled my blog Wishful Thinking. I wasn’t wrong. I started making the Threads jacket in September last year. Not in the red I originally planned (that became this dress), but in pink wool and handwoven silk (which, looking back at Flickr, I…

I had a piece listed on an Etsy Treasury page today (one of the book kits – this one the Falling Blossom decoration). Its always lovely to be featured in one of these and this one is in particularly good company. I LOVE the Anenome blouse. Luckily its teeny weeny and wont fit me, so…