Author: Ruth Singer

The last few pages for checking come out of the printer. And that’s it. Done.* This painful process all got too much for some people who couldn’t bear to watch. What’s that I see outside? Sunshine? Oooh. I’m off to get some of that! * I say done, but actually I have still got to…

Is boring.

Such helpful people! thank you for your shop tips. I’ve got another query for you. I’m working on a fabric guide – not huge, but varied. I can’t decide how to categorize it. Originally it was by fabric weight – upholstery, medium, dress, sheer and then some random other stuff like vintage, recycled, non-woven, organics.Now…

Life is a bit full of ups and downs just now. On the upside, I have finally turned the corner on the book and feel like I am nearly there! Two more 12-hour days should do it. Then just writing the suppliers list, book list and glossary, editing the 30,000 words I’ve done in the…

Haberdashery Fatigue is a syndrome which afflicts sewing book authors when they have spent all afternoon writing about zips, piping and bias binding, and only have buttonholes too look forward to for the rest of the day and evening. And can anyone shed light on why this picture is my most viewed image on Flickr?…

The book: 44,535 words completed35,565 of them in the last 7 days. The rest of life: Two hospital trips One meeting 4 tv-breaks (this, this, this and this) Brief walk in the watermeadows Energetic push of wheelchair around the park Insufficient sleep 6 more days to finish the remaining 9 chapters. Looking forward to it…

It’s always a good friday when I get two trade enquiries in the space of a couple of hours, especially when it’s a bank holiday and I feel like everyone else is away from their desks having fun.Or lounging on the radiator. I’m thoroughly submerged in writing about seams and hems and suchlike so small…

This is the unofficial book jacket photo. I prefer this to the real one. It was all pretty amusing. This was actually taken a few weeks ago, but I haven’t really got anything new to show or say. I’m working REALLY hard, my mum has broken her ankle, I’m working REALLY hard. That’s been about…

Did I sound a little hysterical yesterday? Hmm. Maybe I was. Anyway, on a calmer note, here are the details of the course I am running in Leicester starting next month: Costume and Society 1400-2000This course is an illustrated introduction to textile and fashion history, starting with the medieval English wool trade and church embroidery,…

My life has just been decribed as organised chaos. This does sum me up rather well. I’m very good at chaos but actually quite organised. Today I’ve been writing an application for some freelance work and polishing up my “extensive project management experience and creative learning” combo, and emphasising how good I am at juggling…