Decorative mending 3

28/01/201901/02/2019Leave a comment

I really like 'saving' clothes. By that I mean mending, up-dating, enhancing or rescuing garments. I've told you about projects like this before. Decorative mending 1 is here. Decorative mending 2 is here. This is a story of bleach splashed on comfortable, well-fitting BLACK trousers. As you might expect, the splashes of bleach left long … Continue reading Decorative mending 3

Edward VII’s hat

21/01/201921/01/2019Leave a comment

It's not every day that you get to see a hat which once belonged to Edward VII, but that is exactly what happened when I went to visit the Musee du Chapeau (Museum of the Hat) at Chazelles-sur-Lyon in France, last year. The museum is located in buildings which formed the premier hat-making centre of … Continue reading Edward VII’s hat

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Decorative mending 3

Edward VII’s hat