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Red & Brown For Style Imitating Art

I am again participating in the Style Imitating Art Challenge , which is the brain child of three bloggers: Daenel of Living Outside the Stacks, Kim of Fierce Fashion, and Salazar of 14 Shades of Grey. Twice a month they they take turns picking a work of art or a piece of historical clothing andContinue reading “Red & Brown For Style Imitating Art”

My Sew Sew Life-One Yard of Black and Red Flannel & Zero Waste

Four or five years ago I purchased one yard of red and black plaid flannel. My aim was to sew some type of garment for Dylan, our Mountain Feist dog. He’s a short hair dog and in the winter gets cold (he does have a few sweaters). But mainly, I though he would just lookContinue reading “My Sew Sew Life-One Yard of Black and Red Flannel & Zero Waste”

Spinning a Yarn-New Cardi Knitted in My “Rows of Many Colors” Technique

One of my first finished projects during last Spring’s Covid lock-down was a long cardigan that I knitted in my Rows of Many Colors (ROMC) technique. Started in September 2019, I finally finished it sometime in mid April. This had been a long anticipated design. After coming up with the this technique about eleven yearsContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn-New Cardi Knitted in My “Rows of Many Colors” Technique”

Spinning a Yarn- Knitted Accessories for Style Imitating Art

Hello, it’s time for another Style Imitating Art. I didn’t have anything in my archives so today’s post is hot of the press. Today’s work of art was chosen by Kim of Fierce Fashion. This winter landscape entitled Garden Under Snow is an early work (1879) by Paul Gauguine. Typically, Gauguine is know for hisContinue reading “Spinning a Yarn- Knitted Accessories for Style Imitating Art”

Always in Vogue-A Book Review

Anna Wintour became the editor-in-chief of Vogue in 1988. Thirty-two years is quite notable. However, Edna Woolman Chase has the crown when it comes service to Vogue. For the fifty-seven years that she worked for Vogue, thirty-eight were spent as editor-in-chief. And not just of American Vogue but of the French and British Editions. IContinue reading “Always in Vogue-A Book Review”

My Sew-Sew Life: Tom & Linda Platt’s Dress, Vogue Pattern 1348, for Style Imitating Art

It’s time for another Style Imitating Art entry. The challenge art work for this round is curated by Kim of Fierce Fashion. She has picked Bouquet of Wild Flowers by Odilon Redin, a member of the 19th century French avant-garde art movement. My Take On This Artwork I was inspired by the flower subject matterContinue reading “My Sew-Sew Life: Tom & Linda Platt’s Dress, Vogue Pattern 1348, for Style Imitating Art”