by mariadenmark | Nov 6, 2011 | Sewing
It is done. I finally took some time yesterday, when I was not too tired, to finish the 60’s dress. All I needed to do was to sew in the facing, press the seaming and then press the facing in place (while waiting f o r e v e r for the tiny bit of seam to cool...
by mariadenmark | Nov 3, 2011 | Tutorial
So I want to make myself a second Camomille. One in red. But not just any red. It has to be the perfect shade. So I’ve been to several yarn shops. I have purchased colour cards from webshops and even small skeins in colours I thought would work. Some are too...
by mariadenmark | Nov 2, 2011 | Sewing
or Wednesday’s Works in Progress. Well, basicly, I’m at work a lot. And while most of my job is teaching (Danish and English to middleschoolers) I also spend a lot of time at conferences and meetings at at classes. And that’s where I get most of my...
by mariadenmark | Oct 29, 2011 | Sewing
I have been busy, both tending the shop and doing my real job, and this is how far I am on the dress: — It’s been cut out, the darts are sewn and pressed and I’ve sewn and pressed the center back seam and sewn the sleeves to the front and...
by mariadenmark | Mar 20, 2011 | Sewing
A few weeks ago I reallised, that while I have plenty of dresses to fit me this spring (and I love wearing dresses), I am really lacking basic t-shirts. You know – I put on some weight on account of the non-smoking thing (actually, yesterday was my 7...
by mariadenmark | Feb 26, 2011 | MariaDenmark
I am writing this from the green house where i am enjoying the sun and the relatively warm air. It’s freezing outside and there is ice on the water, but in here it’s 15 celcius and i’m feeling warm wearing an Icelandic wool sweater that my...
by mariadenmark | Dec 31, 2010 | MariaDenmark
It’s the last day of the gregorian year. Time to look back at the year gone by and forth to the next years to come. First I’ll look back on the last week: My Christmas in Denmark I hope you had a wonderful Christmas (if you celebrate). I did. We...
by mariadenmark | Dec 22, 2010 | MariaDenmark
Another lovely but very cold day. Unusual for December in Denmark. We usually get our snow in January and February, but now we have had the ground covered since Nov 19. This is the view from my sewing room window right now!
by mariadenmark | Dec 11, 2010 | Handmade gift ideas, Sewing
Are you planning on making Christmas gifts for women? Here are a bunch of ideas! This is part 3 of the handmade christmas (or homemade christmas.. which do you prefer?) series I am doing. I already took a look at gifts for men. Now lets take a look at gifts for...
by mariadenmark | Nov 29, 2010 | Design
This little angel (on the right! :-)) was born! He was a lot smaller then (thank g*d!) – we’ve both grown a lot since then. We celebrated with the family (us, my sister, his father and bonus-mom and most of the grandparents) Saturday, and this...
by mariadenmark | Nov 15, 2010 | Handmade gift ideas, Sewing
Are you making Christmas gifts for men? Here are some ideas! Edited to add: I have added a few more ideas from the comments (continue to add to the list – we will all appreciate it nect year :-)).I am just adding them real fast, but might elaborate later. Do you...
by mariadenmark | Nov 14, 2010 | Handmade gift ideas, Sewing
Well. Whether we like it or not – the holidays (in my case, Christmas), is getting nearer. This year I am actually looking forward to it – I get to spend Christmas at home and host the Christmas dinner on Christmas eve (which is when we celebrate in...
