Good Morning All, here’s hoping you are all well Firstly pictures of the sewing room tidied and I feel much more conducive to creative juices, just got to keep it up now. I even got round to getting the Ikea mirrors on the wall at last, oh and doesn’t Betty look sweet today, and now… Continue reading sewing for Dr J.
Hello All and and very happy new year to everyone. I hope this new year brings everyone peace and happiness. Here at the honey pot, we have all had a very nice holiday, but all good things must end and today it was back into work for Dr. J. and back to working on a… Continue reading happy New Year and a little holiday DIY (well you gotta ain’t ya)
hi folks, ok so is it saving a vintage dress or is it sacrilege? let me know what you think at the end. I always get a pang of doubt, along with a large dollop of guilt when I take a pair of scissors to a vintage frock. Some precious item that has managed to… Continue reading saving a vintage dress
so folks how to fasten your corset or stays? you lace them up, pulling as tight as you want or can to get that hourglass figure. So the eyelets (holes) have to be strong, you can hand sew (or machine sew if you have a fancy machine) but I like the strength of a metal… Continue reading eyelets and grommets, not wallace and gromit’s
morning all As promised a blog about different types of boning. For this corset I am using 3 types of bone: spiral steel bone spring steel bone or flat steel and something I don’t really consider ‘real’ boning, but if you buy a cheap corset or boned dress you may well find this inside. plastic… Continue reading a little on boning
Well folks it’s already dark as I write this and not yet 5 o’clock. I do have to say I like the long nights though, although less inclined to go out, my thoughts turn to knitting and curling up in front of a fire. Today’s things are a little behind and I have to go… Continue reading crisis in the honeypot
