Category: Ruth Singer

I heard a rumour a while back about Clothkits relaunching and had a moment of fond nostalgia for my turquoise pinafore dress which I adored when I was about 6. I was prompted to go and have a look at the new stuff by a post on All Things Considered this evening. Oh my. I…

I’ve had trouble finding good vintage clothes in the last year or so, it’s been a frustrating time. My local shop, Dolly Mixture, failed to excite me at all last time I went in, several months ago (though I did buy this fabric, which I have since used in a book project) but I decided…

As a celebration of completing (most of) my book, I have put a few sale items up in my Etsy shop. Cuffs are now $20 from $40, and neckpieces are down from $120 to $95, and the last few constellations cushions in lime green and cerise are now $80 instead of $160. Shop now! And…

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…