Dress Of The Day with Angela

  Marks & Spencer M & S Collection. they say. M & S for Marks & Spencer. We often say Marks and Spencer's. But Spencer is singular. M & S Collection is one of their labels.  The Grey Marl Jumper I looked up grey marl. Marl is a term referring to rock or soil, also meaning a flecked colour., eg of two twisted yarns (thick threads). For example white and light grey. To me it looks like a light grey. Yes, there are at least two shades of grey.  A darker grey could be called granite. Grey, of course being a mixture of white and black. Sometimes you can see both white and black threads in knitted or woven fabric. Fabric and Material What is the difference between fabric and material. Fabric is fabricated, in a factory, man made, like polyester, as opposed to natural, or from a plant like cotton, or from an animal like leather, suede or wool, or a bird, such as feathers. But fabric is also created, fabricated, woven by hand. Material can be natural from the ...

  Party And Fancy Dress Dog Coats I saw this delightful doggy coat on a dog in a pub at a funeral tea in January 2026. The pale blue of the dog lead co-ordinates with the colour of the coat. Humorous and Friendly Outfits At first sight a cartoon character pattern on a dog coat might seem silly. Or inappropriate for an occasion such as a funeral tea. However, humour can make the onlooker smile and feel more friendly and at ease with the dog owner and dog. The dog was big and I was slightly scared, although it wagged its tail. The owner said the dog was friendly and liked people. Besides, the dog could smell the meat in the sausage rolls on the table and was hoping to get fed little treats. I was wary, because of the size of the dog and it was barring my movement out of the way, as I was sandwiched between the dog and the table of sandwiches. But the colour and jollity of the dog coat distracted me from the teeth and tongue of the dog and made me view it as a toy rather than a threat...

 Indigo Moon jacket over velvet 'dress'. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury.    Velvet dress from a long skirt. Selfie photo by Angela Lansbury.  Unlabelled Vintage Skirt This skirt is warm in winter, with a wonderful, cheerful, colourful pattern. Colourful yet subtle. It has a velvet effect with pink, and turquoise blue, stylised leaf and flower patterns, on a black background.  No label nor washing instructions. I don't usually remove labels.  When Do I Remove Labels? Labels which are sewn only across the top can hang outside the garment, untidily.  I modify or remove labels if they are scratchy. Sharp edges to labels are caused by heat sealing labels. Then I would cut off the label edges. First I snap the corners. Still scratchy? I might have to cut along the edge. But that is untidy and frays the label. Is it easy to remove without damage?  Re-attaching labels I don't want labels scratching my neck. Maybe pin or sew the label back on at the waist...

  Indigo Moon Jacket The jacket is so long on me it is almost a short coat. I live Indigo Moon clothes.  You will find huge numbers of them online in Ebay. In the UK and USA.

Stored Ribbon Available I have a glass jar full of short pieces of ribbon. I was wondering what to do with them. I soon found a need the filled. I started organizing my wardrobe. Some people with large walk-in closets have all their skirts on one rail, by colour and length. All the blouses on another rail. That looks neat. You can have two rails, one above the other. Good use of height. Or of short cupboards.  But where can I hang complete outfits, or long dresses and nightdresses? Not in the bedroom cupboards. Shower Room Space To Hang Stored Clothes I have a hanging rail in the shower room. The shower does not work and we have not yet got around to calling a plumber. So why waste space! I need hanging space. I need to match up clothes, skirts or trousers with blouses and jackets. Why?  However, I have height in the shower room. Although the rail is short of width.  I decided to put clothes in the empty shower room. I want to save time and decision-making in the morning....

First I had no elastic. Then I started saving it from discarded clothes. You can save good stretchy elastic, partially good bit cut off, or no longer elastic pieces which have shed their stretchy bits leaving you with lacey ribbon. I have wide elastic pieces from skirt and pyjama waistbands. Thin pieces come from the edges of underwear. I started buying white and black elastic when I saw it reasonably priced.  Now I have trouble finding it when I need it. So I collected it in glass jam jars.  I have found two used for wide elastic and narrow elastic.  You may have elastic from clothing which has worn out. Saved from waistbands and knicker legs. Or you might have bought more than you need. Stored Elastic 1 Store it in a place where you can quickly find it. Either in your one sewing box. Or in a glass jam jar with a label. 2  Use wide pieces to replace worn out waistbands. Use it to expand items which are too small on the waist. Elastic Linking Ribbons To Gloves 3 Use ...