tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post1205544840929974554..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Making do and mendingMimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-90671891342750127092015-05-22T09:31:26.935+01:002015-05-22T09:31:26.935+01:00Great summary of your mending exploits. A can-do a...Great summary of your mending exploits. A can-do attitude takes one a long, long way. Hard to improve on red for over-dyeing broderie anglaise - it comes over all Hungarian peasant (what's not to love?). And if you didn't have to change the buttons and thread to boot, even better. Scrapianahttp://www.scrapiana.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-79607087861624058802015-05-15T09:26:15.080+01:002015-05-15T09:26:15.080+01:00I veguely remember the dyes you had to boil - the ...I veguely remember the dyes you had to boil - the only people I know who hot-dye nowadays are yarn dyers, and they use microwaves. It must've been a real pan-wrecker.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-52286800235301327342015-05-14T22:24:16.228+01:002015-05-14T22:24:16.228+01:00I used to dye my charity shop finds all the time w...I used to dye my charity shop finds all the time when I was a teenager, when you had to heat the dye up in a saucepan without your mum getting cross! Great result on the dress.Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-23377658369112375652015-05-13T09:22:34.594+01:002015-05-13T09:22:34.594+01:00It needs ironing. So many pleats down the front! W...It needs ironing. So many pleats down the front! Wah! That's the one annoying thing about summer clothes, they need much more ironing than winter ones.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-59732917859304941042015-05-13T09:21:43.222+01:002015-05-13T09:21:43.222+01:00I am NOT getting rid of more clothes - I have stuf...I am NOT getting rid of more clothes - I have stuff in my wardrobe that I haven't worn since I started this blog 5 years ago because it was slightly tight, and I still can't bear to get rid of it.<br /><br />Let's see if giving up the beer and going for a regular morning walk before work is going to make a difference... if it does, I'll stick to it!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-65215541252887871122015-05-13T09:20:27.879+01:002015-05-13T09:20:27.879+01:00Oooh, I hadn't considered Poundland for insole...Oooh, I hadn't considered Poundland for insoles. Timpsons are a bit pricy, so I shall give Poundlands a go.<br /><br />I am not impressed with having to cut back on beer, but less impressed at not being able to get into clothes I like. Over the years my weight has crept up and up - I'm 3.5 stone heavier than I was when I got married - and I have honestly had enough of having to replace Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-9894772046928097932015-05-12T07:04:22.425+01:002015-05-12T07:04:22.425+01:00Ooo red, this looks smashing!! Can't wait to ...Ooo red, this looks smashing!! Can't wait to see a pic of this on you. Good choice. xxPorcelinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202283149145094340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-33179264071886243632015-05-11T22:03:00.362+01:002015-05-11T22:03:00.362+01:00Oooh LOVE the red! Good choice and there was me pl...Oooh LOVE the red! Good choice and there was me playing safe and suggesting a darker brown! <br />I need to crack on and finish my mending pile I keep starting projects and not finishing them.<br />Yup I know the dammit suddenly too tight feeling, been doing that myself lately too. Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-25506308378985658232015-05-11T18:59:00.718+01:002015-05-11T18:59:00.718+01:00I'm loving your make do and mend spirit. That ...I'm loving your make do and mend spirit. That dress looks incredible in red. Aren't those machine dyes great?<br />Good news with the bonus hem you discovered. Cutting back on the ale sounds like hard work (I'm knocking back a bottle of IPA right now) but worth it if it makes the pretty mid-century dress a bit more comfy. <br />Delighted you've re-found some groovy footwear. Vixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-64885765913558235262015-05-11T09:50:33.779+01:002015-05-11T09:50:33.779+01:00Yup, most things can be mended or rehomed, very fe...Yup, most things can be mended or rehomed, very few things ever need to be throw away.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29250074989798095152015-05-11T09:49:45.821+01:002015-05-11T09:49:45.821+01:00We can do it! Very few people can make a massive d...We can do it! Very few people can make a massive difference by themselves, but together we can all make enough little differences to change everything. To be honest, I do feel as though everything we do will be minimising damage to what we've already got rather than rebuilding the NHS etc, but at least we can keep things in place ready for when there is the will in central government to Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-22270622540664084582015-05-11T09:41:41.641+01:002015-05-11T09:41:41.641+01:00Today is a good day to dye!
(Ahahaha! I have watc...Today is a good day to dye!<br /><br />(Ahahaha! I have watched TOO MUCH Star Trek.)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-78924156250837778872015-05-11T09:41:09.228+01:002015-05-11T09:41:09.228+01:00Embroidered velvet sounds very swish!
I find the ...Embroidered velvet sounds very swish!<br /><br />I find the pricier ranges still do skirts/dresses of a decent length, though it means waiting for items I want to go into the sale and them pouncing...Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-39875621425178052052015-05-11T06:39:09.150+01:002015-05-11T06:39:09.150+01:00That is the spirit, my dear lady!
Nothing get thro...That is the spirit, my dear lady!<br />Nothing get thrown away unless there is no way of mending it, reusing it or passing it along to someone who might need it (I never underestimate the power of "pass-me-by" since that is who I grown up.. wearing boy's jerseys given to me by my neat-and-tidy older brother).<br /><br />MarijaAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034764185511908294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-22004093859005922942015-05-10T21:59:42.354+01:002015-05-10T21:59:42.354+01:00I think that's a really successful transformat...I think that's a really successful transformation, love the red. I need to be in the mood for alterations and revamping, but doesn't it feel great when you rediscover/remake things so you'll actually wear them?<br />Yes, I too am feeling woeful about the future after last week's election result, but it's good to be reminded that we shouldn't stop trying to make a Curtisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10362184504889147455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-75365038731840936962015-05-10T14:53:38.379+01:002015-05-10T14:53:38.379+01:00I didn't dislike the dress before, but that re...I didn't dislike the dress before, but that red is beautiful. Makes me want to buy a box of dye and deal with a white cotton dress I have that's yellowed beyond wear but is too sentimental to bin. You've inspired me. <br /><br />Goodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17383404429461423998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-49683250534496426152015-05-10T13:36:34.220+01:002015-05-10T13:36:34.220+01:00The red seems to have taken well. I have a purple ...The red seems to have taken well. I have a purple velvet Nomads coat...golly, they have become bland and boring : (...that was just too long for me, being such a short ass. Got it shortened and it made all the difference. It did take away the bottom embroidered half but there's still some further up and on the <br />cuffs.<br />At least now it isn't being stood on and tripping me up. I LollyWilloweshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05616800459266149659noreply@blogger.com