So Morgana has made it to the kitchen worktop!.she's been eyeing for a while from the table but hasn't tried the leap. There was an attempt the other day when she was foiled by the dishdrainer, given away by a teaspoon on the floor. But today there was a chair too near the worktop so up she went. She was dumped down and the chair moved, but a ( Read more... )

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I'm getting rid of a several samples, please do have a look. I need to make room for new collection pieces and these have all served their purpose so they've been discounted between 30% and 50%.

The star of the show is the outfit that's been a trademark look for me for some time and has been the face of Crikey Aphrodite in a way as it's adorned much ( Read more... )

I've done loads of bra fits this week! That's me properly working as a bra-fitter now and it's actually really fascinating seeing how different figures fit. Every age from teenagers to great grannies and all shapes and sizes. Mostly larger busts though, the smallest I've done this week has been a DD, the largest a GG. It's amazing seeing the ( Read more... )

I started some bra fit training the other week and I'm picking up a fair bit myself. I have a decent starting point of course, but a lot of the fitting skill relies on knowing the different ranges and how and who they fit. That takes time. And then there's age, pregnancy, post surgery etc all with their own problems ( Read more... )

Stuff all set up at the Indulgence show in the Royal Highland Centre outside Edinburgh. I'd never been there before. It was easy enough to find the right bit of, and we were parked in a large barn that smelled...farm-like (lots of agricultural shows here). The parking was excellent actually as it was really near the hall. It's the typical large ( Read more... )

I don't know where I am with LJ at the moment. I'm about but I'm jumping between this account and the old one so I can read Cathy's Peacock Gown posts as it's the other account that's on the filter. Plus there's a few people who never did add this one so if I want to see what they're doing I have to jump over. But I don't really want to use that ( Read more... )

I just found out today the RSN is holding classes in Make It Glasgow (a sewing cafe near the city centre). They're running introductory day classes in crewelwork, blackwork, goldwork and silk shading. And, they're doing certificate courses that you can then take forward. However, the certificate is just shy of £1000 so not something I'll be doing ( Read more... )

Sorry, I know I'm a bit random and scarce at the moment. But I'm insanely busy and will be for the next few weeks at least ( Read more... )

Anyone that knows me well will know I'm not really one for a lot of analysis. Although I do live in my head in many ways, I don't do much dissecting when I'm in there. I think about things to a point then I just go with my instincts. It doesn't always pay off so it's probably the wrong approach (my navel gazing ex hated that about me) but I have ( Read more... )