Dress Of The Day with Angela

  This summer sun hat has a wide floppy brim. I sewed on pink ribbon to fasten the hat under my chin.  I had a choice of smart satin ribbon or matt tape-like ribbon. The satin would have suited smart, silky outfits. But I was planning a hiking holiday. With jeans and cotton clothes or stiff linen, the matt tape went better. Also it was a better match with the fabric and colour of the hat.# I sewed the ribbon onto the hatband where it joins the hat. I tried the hat on.  Both pieces were fixed equal distance from the label and any seams centre back.  then I noticed the information on the label. The hat was made in China. Not a surprise.  But it was a hat made from paper and bamboo.  Hat Size Select Hat size 57 cm. I buy hats which are sold off cheaply even if they are too small or large for me. I am prepared to take the trouble to alter them to fit. If the hat is too large, I can temporarily wear a scarf to keep a large hat in place. If the hat is too small, ...

 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 needed support. Firstly for appearance. Secondly for durability. Advantages of Interfacing It wasn't long before I discovered the answer was interfacing. This fabric, looks like stiff off-white netting,if you order white, but websites also offered me black. Occasionally it is used only as a second layer of lining.  interfacing Colour Choices The backing in white is clean and fresh and won't dirty or darken light or pale patterned top fabric. Black is ledd obvious and intrusive onside a black bag or belt or rucksack (backpack) and wont show the dirt. However, as the the name suggests, interfacing is not just a backing but usually an intermediate layer, like stiffer padding sandwiched between, for example, a woven jacket with a silk lining. Why Interfacing Helps Handbag And Clothes Making Interfacing has...

I now have several Indigo Moon items. That does not stop me from looking for more. I am an addict. I want complete outfits.  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. I am not the only person. From post 740 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. Finding Spare Fabric At Home Where could I find spare fabric? Cut off a garment which was unwanted or too small?  New Uses For 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! How smart. Co-ordinated. Why did I never think of that before?  How To Make Patchwork Belts You could make a patchwork belt by cutting up two plain belts of different colours. Make small square patched from other scrap...

Does this suit me? Am I suited and booted?  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 dictionaries and school textbooks and workbooks, 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 t...

  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.