Category: Design
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The dollmakers of Dalston
Yesterday I took Astrid’s beautiful doll back to the dollmakers to have her arms upgraded to fancy buttoned on ones after Edith pulled them off. I had also asked Mopsa if it was alright if I photographed her house, because it is the most divine house – a rambling, naturally chaotic original victorian terrace house…
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Dalston Dolls – doll making workshop
Have you ever wanted to learn how to make a Steiner Doll? I know I have. And Mopsa and Sevim of Dalston Dolls make the most beautiful Waldorf style dolls. They are running a workshop at That Place on the Corner in Newington Green, N16, for four Sundays from November 4th, 7-10pm. The cost is…
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Get your Instagrams printed (by nice people)
I’m a huge fan of Copygram. I know some people might freak out at the mention of the word copy – but it’s not about nicking people’s pictures at all – Copygram does a great job of being flickr for Instagram – and they really don’t let you steal photos at all. You can do…
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Berlin style secrets – for your interior
Advertorial Fashion for Home is a Berlin-based furniture design company working to the ethos that great design should be accessible to everyone – at a price that’s affordable. They really have a wide range to suit all tastes, from classical and rustic to minimal and modern. Their range encompasses living, dining, bedroom and office. Everyone…
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Back in the groove
Almost. There are four piles of fabric. My sewing room is organised. Tomorrow I’m going to look at linen. For curtains. And tonight I’ll start pinning Astrid’s new quilt. Today I placed my first order from Purl in a very long time, with not a care about import duty or English postal taxes. I got…
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why
Have I never looked here before?
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copying just isn’t cool
Oilily have made themselves look rather silly. Did they really think nobody would notice? www.rosapomar.com
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a headache that lasts a week
is a bit of an arse if you ask me. Especially when it’s combined with something über–exciting and brilliant. Maybe that’s just life. Brilliant and shit all at the same time. Image something I worked up about ten years ago one Sunday afternoon at my friend Leonie’s in Lewisham
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dusty plum
Dusty plum. Not only for the colour, but for the texture. This cashmere is wonderfully dry. I’ve never come across dry yarn before but really it’s the only way to describe it. Chalky almost. It’s the only time the Knitting Goddess has ever managed a solid and we were the fortunate recipients. But it’s a…
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The family annuals
A job I finally did while we waited for Edith to arrive – a time when I had a couple of spare days on my hands – the two blurb books I’ve had sitting in the to-be-done pile – one for over a year now – our family annuals. We chose landscape softcover with premium…
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The Alchemists
Such magic has been around me this week. Knitting time. Time to meditate. Winding time. Time for calm. Time for patience. A time to begin, slowly slowly, to transform what resides in the mind. There is simply no arguing with, nor hurrying along, tangled silk. A green, forest path, an enchanted forest, an emerald forest,…
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I can’t stop thinking about these
from trippen I think a weekend in Berlin is called for so I can go and try them on.