about stashes

or the purpose of accumulation; you never know.i bought this piece of ikat fabric years ago during a trip to bali.too small for even a sarong, but it was love at first sight.  very fine cotton yarn, finer than sewing thread.i visited the workshop and had a wonderful time among those simple looms and was even able to photograph the whole ikat process.

fast forward to 015, cant believe i bought this in 1990!

you never know.just right for the hem of this pattern.

the linen top is from my mil's linen sheets.beautiful and soft.

the dress is big in shape although i could add some darts.no one is going to make me buy and use a girdle.(thought we had gotten rid of those in the 60s) and i really like rundholz shapes

neki desu

new atrezzo

a double bed color changer for the knitting machine arrived to my doorstep from london.

being extra judicious and just unpacked it; no installing, no switching on the machine,no playing.

first have to finish sewing a dress.

neki desu 

a menacing artifact

yet one to bring topstitching to a new level. no more watching guide lines; this foot placed on the seam and adjusted to the wished width produces consistently even topstitch. you can guess i am on a topstitch roll  ^_^. and the best of the best is that it was included in my old elna jubilee kit.i just had  to unearth it, so i can say it was technically free. so there you have it my new best friend.

and here's the lantern skirt, already finished and worn.in all its wrinkled linen glory. rather be wrinkled and cool than wrinkle free and dripping sweat,which means synthetics-sorry.

all the seams are topstitched, of course.

neki desu