Dress Of The Day with Angela

 I wondered what to do to stop my evening bag sagging. I had made the bag from a sequin front top in size 6, which I consider child size. Both the bag and the flat ribbon straps need support. Firstly for appearance. Secondly for durability. Advantages of Interfacing It wasn't long before I discovered the answer was interfacing. occasionally a backing but usually an intermediate layer, like stiffer padding sandwiched between, for example, a woven jacket with a silk lining. It has many uses. To stop the nbag sagging. To stop woven and knitted looser fabrics stretching. To help the garment or bag keep its shape. Advantages of Iron-On Interfacing I was instantly attracted to the idea of iron on interfacing. It would stay in place, need no stitching. However, as I immediately decided, you cannot iron sequinned fabric.  Disadvantages Of Iron-on Interfacing All my sequinned clothes say do not iron. So ironing would not be advisable. It would flatten the sequins, and melt them. No, I ...

 I found lots of Indigo Moon clothes on Depop. A few on frockery. I got sidetracked by ads from Temu which does not have any Indigo Moon. I still find Ebay is my favourite for large numbers of Indigo Moon clothes listed together in one place.  Etsy also has some from various sellers. Useful Websites https://www.depop.com/gb/brands/indigo-moon/ https://frockery.co.uk/collections/coats-jackets/products/indigo-moon Please share links to your favourite poems and posts.

Indigo Moon Belts I was looking at Indigo Moon belts on ebay. One of them was marked small. I wondered if it would be too short.  Making Tie Belts Then I wondered whether I could make a tie belt. It is basically a long piece of fabric, seamed along the length. You turn it inside out with the aid of a large safety pin as a guide and pusher. Spare Fabric Where could I find spare fabric? Cut off a garment which was unwanted or too small?  Unused Scarves What about cutting up a scarf. I often see scarved with ridiculous complicated patch patterns.  Why not cut a strip off a scarf. A large, wide scarf. The sort which comes from sarees or Indian outfits.  Scarf And Matching Belt  Then I would have a scarf and a matching belt! Why did I never think of that before.  Making Patchwork Belts You could make a patchwork belt by cutting up two plain belts of different colours. Make small square patched from other scraps in your sewing box. Or add odd buttons. Sequin Ribb...

 We use many idioms and similes when describing body parts, people and clothes. For example American and British Spelling I usually refer to the English language. It is a language shared, and mostly understood by people who speak it at home, in business and read street signs and literature all over the world. However, calling it British English not only adds in the Welsh, Scottish and Irish and overseas speakers of English, and Americans and Canadians. It distinguishes the local spelling and accents, British English, American English, Australian English, Singlish, and so on. Therefore when distinguishing accents and spellings it is clearer to refer to British English. American spellings are simplified. Webster, a printer who produced dictinaries and school textbooks and worksbooks, decided to simplify the language and do away with double letters, jewellery becomes jewelry. Similes and Metaphors The word simile is for phases using similar to or like. She is like a jewel, looks like ...

  Sequins of different sizes  Evening bag created from a small bandeau top, with sequin flowers on ribbon. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. For more details on creating an evening bag, see previous post. Please share links to your favourite posts.

  Sequinned top label Top Shop. Zip-up cosmetics bag to place inside or sew or safety pin inside. Wide ribbon to create a gusset. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Upcycling Small Sequinned Tops I keep seeing lovely sequinned tops which are too small for me. I don't need a top which is too small. But I do need an evening bag. I envisage turning one of the sequinned tops into a small, smart evening bag to take on holiday.  Are Small Bags Practical? Is a small bag useful? During the day, or out in the city in the evening, I like a big bag to carry home possible purchases. However, you might want a small bag, if you are just popping down to the hotel's restaurant for a quick coffee, or cocktail, or happy hour in an all day club lounge. Straps Supplied Not only do I have the fabric for the bag, already sewn up the sides and seamed across the top. A sequinned top with spaghetti straps often already has potential cross body straps, already sewn securely on one side of the potenti...