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MY BLOG IS MOVING!!!

November 6, 2018 · 2 comments

Hello lovely readers! Its been a little while hasn’t it? Well actually its been such a long while that my blog is too out of date for me to update to any recent version of WordPress which as it turns out is kind of necessary! Sooo I have built a new blog which you can […]

Podcast Episode 9 show notes

July 15, 2017 · 2 comments

To enter the giveaway make sure you go to YouTube and subscribe to my channel and leave a comment on episode 9 telling me of a favourite book or movie. Winner will be announced next episode. Knitting finished object: Angel Face Turban by Amy Appel knit for the #rockabillysummerkal hosted by herself and Casey Maura […]

Frills and Tassels

11 June 2017

Hello lovely readers! Yesterday as I was heading out the door at golden hour for a stroll with my husband and the boys I realised that I was wearing two of my recent makes and thought – hey, here’s a wacky idea, why not try and take some blog photos! This is my favourite time […]

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Podcast epiosde three shownotes

11 December 2016

Hello friends Hope you are all keeping well and are enjoying the holiday season! Episode three of my podcast is up on youtube and below are some details from the video. Thanks for watching 🙂 You can find me on instagram and ravelry as littletailoress. Baby Jack’s socks Pattern: Mrs Weasley’s Familys socks by A […]

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Podcast Episode 2 Show Notes

24 November 2016

Hi lovely crafters, I hope you have all had a good week. So I have graced YouTube with my ramblings for a second time! You can find all the relevant info for episode two of The Little Tailoress Podcast on this blog post below the video . Thanks for watching! Ami Mermaids inspired sweater […]

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My New Podcast and episode 1 show notes

23 November 2016

Hello lovely readers, I have missed you!! As you may well have gathered I have not been too successful at updating this blog now that I am a full time mummy to baby Jack! That is not to say that I am not still busy with lots of sewing and knitting and other crafty endeavours. […]

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These boots are(n’t) made for walking…

2 January 2016

Happy new year everyone! I hope you all enjoyed seeing the new year in? We stayed at home and drank babycham and I was asleep before midnight! It was lovely! 🙂 I’m writing this post sat in the hairdresser waiting for my colour to come off! Having a baby seems to have made me far […]

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Merry Christmas

24 December 2015

Merry Christmas to all of you lovely readers! This one has kind of crept up a little on me, perhaps due to a certain little chap keeping me extra busy! I have managed to squeeze in making a few homemade gifts, a couple of little makeup bags and eye-masks that I love making and a […]

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Mist and Mabel

20 December 2015

Happy nearly Christmas everyone, hope you’re all feeling nice and festive! I have two makes to share with you today both of which I have been wearing quite a bit recently. Despite the unseasonably mild weather we have been having recently one of these is a woolly beanie hat I knitted a wihle ago from […]

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Jack-O-Lantern and the Pumpkin Patch

31 October 2015

So, late October obviously means one thing… an obligatory trip to the pumpkin patch! And now that we have our very own little Jack-O-Lantern I thought I should knit him something special for the occasion 🙂 I found a super pattern for this pumpkin hat on Etsy. It’s knitted in aran weight yarn but I […]

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My Favourite Make So Far…

30 October 2015

Hello lovely readers, I hope this post finds you well. Those of you that follow me on instagram will know from the continual stream of baby spam that baby Jack made his appearance a little over a month ago now. So I thought it was about time that I introduced him here on the blog […]

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Polka dots and Prams: Megan Nielsen Maternity Pina Dress

26 July 2015

You don’t see a lot of jersey around here, in fact I think this is the only jersey dress ever to have made an appearance on this blog. I feel very ‘exposed’ in form fitting jersey which kind of counterbalances the indisputable physical comfort of the soft stretchy fabric. This hasn’t actually changed and I […]

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An Elephant For Esme

16 July 2015

So unfortunately I am currently sat nursing rather a nasty cold, this is a very common condition for me as I seem to have an immune system that is happy to let in any bugs that cross its path. Due to my love of past eras and all things vintage I am often asked […]

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White cotton and pretty blue polka dots: Emmeline maternity dress

7 July 2015

The weather finally warmed up enough here in England for me to wear one of my latest makes, a white cotton broderie anglaise maternity dress. In fact in true British style it went from zero to sixty and warmed up a bit to much to the point where this dress and the lightweight viscose jersey slip […]

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