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Underwear from el99 La Palma
In La Palma in the Canary Islands I needed more underclothes in a hurry. I needed a supermarket which sold clothes or a large budget clothes department store chain. SPAR sold only food and cooking items. However, when I asked the assistant for local places selling clothes she suggested LiDl or el 99. An opportunity to buy something new which would not break either the budget or the weight allowance for suitcases on Ryan Air. I had two quick options. Lidl or a new local supermarket. El99 was on the corner of the pedestrian precinct near the seafront beside the large reproduction of Christopher Columbus's ship, Maria. The shop opened at 4 pm. I looked for cotton underwear.
Red cotton dress from Alara Boutique
Light and airy dress for summer. The wearer is Kirsty who owns Alara Boutique, in La Palma island in the Canary Islands. The dress costs about €60 in her shop. She has a Facebook page. Look for Alara Boutique. Kirsty was originally from Norway. She speaks Spanish and English.
Add a pocket to a jacket
Pocket added to jnside of jacket. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Most of my Indigo Moon jackets don"t have pockets. I emptied a zip up bag which I was given on a Singapore Airlines flight. I am turning larger, stiff zipped make up bags into clutch bags by addibg sequins. Other small, stiff bags with zips in brigjt colours can be turnef into small shoulder bags or evening body bags for dinner in restaurants and hotels. Hoever, this light, thin bag will make a pocket. I considred making a slit for a pocket in a side seam, but slant pockets are bettter for side seams. If I had one smart zippered bag I could make two vertical slits and thread it onto a dress belt, or a belt for trousrs(Americans say pants) or a coat. One drawstring fabric gift bag which came with jewellery, or a candle. Could thread through a belt on on evenin skirt. lf I had had two elegant matching matching bags they would make matching patch pockets on a shirt, skirt, pinafore dress or coat But zi have just...