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08:07 AM
redviv commented on the project electricity
I think burda style have a circle skirt pattern that would be much the same. The Lesley? But I’m …
19 November, 2009
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02:45 AM
redviv favorited the project Extra! Extra!
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02:36 AM
redviv added the project called electricity
A super easy circle tie skirt!!! My Sunday afternoon activity.
17 November, 2009
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11:38 AM
redviv’s status has been updated to:
hates hemming
15 November, 2009
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04:28 AM
redviv favorited the project chic dress
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04:19 AM
redviv favorited the project Baggy Pants
12 November, 2009
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08:31 AM
redviv commented on the project All hail summer
It was the colour that got me too. I did use a pattern, an old Buttericks pattern for pants and j…
8 November, 2009
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01:06 AM
redviv commented on the article Sewing Related Tattoos: Yay or Nay?
Just the day before having seen this discussion I began considering getting a pair of sewing shea…
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12:59 AM
redviv commented on the project ventriloquist dummy
Brilliant work. You look like you’ve just come off the stage. Hope it was a fun night.
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12:53 AM
redviv commented on the project I'm not really evil
Hot and sweaty! Eww…..
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12:49 AM
redviv added the project called protection
It’s a hot sunny summer in Melbourne before it’s officially begun. That calls for my latest top to have a convertible frilly collar to ward off the sun! Ooh, and a neckline that can be buttoned up …
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12:35 AM
redviv added the project called All hail summer
High waisted shorts with 3 pockets. Again using second hand fabric – I loved the colour but it’s a drill cotton with a sheen finish so not fitting for anything other than shorts or pants
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12:28 AM
redviv commented on the project portable pockets
I can fit a fat set of keys and a small purse in one pocket so I’m sure you could fit a few spare…
25 October, 2009
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12:11 AM
redviv’s status has been updated to:
is about to use an overlocker for the first time.
23 October, 2009
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11:33 PM
redviv added the project called I'm not really evil
I had a dress up party to go to where everybody was assigned their character beforehand. I was given Cruella De Ville so I made this coat and altered a red jumpsuit for the dress. This photo was ta…
20 October, 2009
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12:30 AM
redviv favorited the project Big Ben Pencil Skirt
17 October, 2009
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01:47 AM
redviv favorited the project Cork Rose Fascinator/Cocktail Hat
12 October, 2009
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08:02 AM
redviv added the project called such a lady
An old dress of beautiful fabric but poor design re-worked into something I will actually wear. It started out with 3/4 length puffed sleeves, no shaping and a bad neckline. I modified an old Vogue…
4 October, 2009
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03:15 AM
redviv favorited the technique Recycle plastic bags
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03:13 AM
redviv favorited the technique Sew neat tiny pintucks
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03:11 AM
redviv favorited the technique Make Fabric Origami
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03:04 AM
redviv commented on the project not just navy
I couldn’t give you a measurement but it wasn’t any more than the pattern needed. The insert was …
1 October, 2009
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04:35 AM
redviv added the project called Industrial Strength necklace
The theme for week 3 of the facebook Crafty Kids Challenge is ‘Industrial Strength’. My response isn’t quite sewing but I’m posting it here anyway. I tried my hand at wet felting which I hadn’t don…
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12:11 AM
redviv favorited the project reconstructed sweater
30 September, 2009
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11:54 PM
redviv favorited the project the little black one
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07:14 AM
redviv commented on the project Lines & Stripes
It does get a strange stiffness so to use it on clothes a small print would be better. It feels a…
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07:12 AM
redviv commented on the project Lines & Stripes
No I don’t have the computer skills for that kind of thing. I found a free graphics website and p…
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07:11 AM
redviv commented on the project Lines & Stripes
It’s really easy – you can buy t-shirt transfer paper from fabric and craft stores and you just …
28 September, 2009
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02:18 AM
redviv added the project called Lines & Stripes
This is my reply to week 2 of my facebook Crafty Kids Challenge. The theme was lines and stripes so I’ve made a small cushion from striped fabric and made a powerlines image transfer. Pretty easy a…
23 September, 2009
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11:07 AM
redviv added the project called portable pockets
It’s an age old problem. Where to put your keys when you don’t have any pockets? Where do those nervous hands hide when you’re wearing a dress? Dilemmas. So I solved my problem after seeing another…
More about redviv
A fan of craft, both imaginary and actual who happens to like mountains and sometimes hides there. Proud owner of a personal [fabric] mountain.
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Member since
- July 1, 2009
- Birthday
- December 17
- Skill Level
- Intermediate
- Sewing Machine
- Husquarna
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