Dress Of The Day with Angela

  I am keen on colours. This blouse has pink. Orange, green and yellow vertical stripes in four widths. Pastel Rainbow Blouse From Primark, which sells cheap but modern, fashionable and cute clothes. Made in Sri Lanka. Size medium. Cotton. Please share links to your favourite posts. Buttons Six down the front  Plus one on each sleeve, plus a spare on the washing label. Total 9. Cute and colourful, orange to match the central stripe on the placket. Four holes. To replace or re-sew the button you would need a small needle and thin thread. Very tiny buttons. Please share links to your favourite posts.

 Rainbow jumper. Photo by Angela Lansbury. Copyright. The label is Zig Zag designer knitwear. 100% wool. Made in Scotland. Hand Wash with care. Rainbow Colours  Looking at the colours closely,  I realise that it has more colours than the traditional rainbow colours of red, orange, yellow green, indigo, violet. I recall those colors using the mnemonic (memory aid) read out your green book in verse.  What is you want winter weight rainbow patterns, or colourful woodlen tops for winter in the UK or USA, or ski resorts? When I searched for Zig Zag first I found non clothing compnies. Then I found vintage items sold out on etsy, and lots of zig zag W shape patterns on knitwear.  Finally I dedied to look for wood or rainbow. I found one in hippy clothing, but just one left, and that was a penny off 70 pounds sterling. Useful websites https://www.hippyclothingco.co.uk/products/rainbow-fleece-lined-hoodie Please share links to your favourite entertaining or educational ...

  My umbrellas often break when I am travelling. I often see discarded umbrellas and pick them up.  Then what do you do with them? I often want to save the fabric, maybe to cover another umbrella whose fabric has got dirty. Re-using Fabric Other people have used the fabric to make a tote bag. You could sew a poncho or hat or raincoat for a doll, or a teddy bear. The Metal Use the wonky umbrella to shelter a picnic. Use the spokes to support plant stems, or as a trellis for climbers (those which are decorative, not for fruit in case you catch your hands on the spikes). Photo Props I use broken umbrellas as photo props. Turn the umbrella so that the broken part is behind your back. If an aquaintance wants to borrow an umbrella from you on a rainy day but you are afraid you will never get it back, you can lend them a broken umbrella for a one way trip from your house to a waiting taxi. While you are stuck at home or in a hotel or quarantine centre after travelling during Covid-19...