The top is from "The Family Knitting Book" - a James Norbury dating from the late 1960's, and the skirt from this pattern, which has been hanging round the house since I was a very small person.
I used good old Sirdar Country Style, which was part of my treat to myself after the success in the show - the other was a bit of laceweight which I am still thinking about. It was a great pleasure to discover that the stationery shop in Lincoln has expanded it's art materials department to include knitting supplies and a small amount of textiles for patchwork. I felt I had to encourage them to the extent of a couple of balls to play with.
I also have a small sewing project on the go. It is a piece of Liberty print I was given which has been waiting for the right purpose for a very long time. They used to do half-made skirts - Tana lawn with elastic at one end, and you sewed the side seam and hemmed it to taste. Only it never was to my taste since the resulting skirt was always unpleasantly skimpy. But this piece was a gorgeous mix of colours, and then I realised that it was a good match for some embroidered trimming which was another find waiting for a purpose.
That's all for the moment on that one!
2 comments:
What dinky little garments, they look lovely Jean.
I remember those skirt lengths from Liberty though I never bought any. I do, though, have a couple of metres of Tana lawn which I bought in the late 70s I believe. Time to hunt it down and make something I feel...
I do hope you find you Tana lawn - do you want me to come and help to look?
1970's? That could be interesting - if it is 36" wide it will be from the older looms, when the quality was a lot silkier.
I should add that the piece I have was not bought by me - just someone clearing out in my direction.
Post a Comment