Dress Of The Day with Angela

Photo by Trevor Sharot. The Spare Pillowcase  I had a pillowcase lying around. It did not match anything else. I was about to fold it up with sheets, as I scanned my clothes for something new to wear. Why not wear it as a top? Was it large enough? It was long enough, but was it wide enough? I needed to try it on, over my head. Cutting? Could I do that without cutting it? Only as a front piece on a white tee-shirt. It was too big for that. Could I wear it over my head without cutting it?  No. It has a long slit which would do for the waist. I had to cut a short slit in the centre of a short side for the neck.  Where to Cut I made a small snip in the middle in order to insert the end of a pair or scissors. The Collar Pillowcase top, collar. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. Pillowcase Brand Domus. What you need 1 A pillowcase 2 Scissort (ideally pinking shears).   3 Optional matching ribbon for a belt. You can wear it just as a top, with or without shorts under...

  I have been saving bolster cases for years. Not that I don't have bolsters. I have several. Some of the covers match nothing else. One of them matches a set of bedding. Two bolster cases match each other.  I was looking for a pillow case when I pulled out the bolster cases. I thought, that's one is pretty. Could I make a dress? I didn't have enough material. I would have to use another bolster as the dress back. I needed a second bolster cover in a similar fabric strength and sheen to the first. It must have similar colours, if not a similar pattern. I made up three matching sets from six bolster covers. But would I ever need those bolster covers? Maybe. I ought to change the bolster case patterns every month. Instead I left them neatly folded, not wanting to spoil them by using them.  Yes, I needed spare bolster cases. But I might die before I ever used them.   Tim's Father's Unworn New Shirts A friend of mine, 'Tim', told me that after his father died, T...