treading water

Firstly, Happy New Year to you all.

Late, I know.
I have been reading your progress with interest, new ideas, directions and inspirations.I have been busy too, though not in a papier mache kind of way.It seems, at the moment, a break is called for.

And so I have been enjoying new things.Knitting, slowly but surely and discovering, after the whole of the craft world has discovered them, japanese sewing books.

Now I've been seeing these books on countless blogs and dismissed them as I find using my sewing machine really difficult.But having seriously drawn a blank after searching for a skirt I liked for at least six months I had a eureka moment.Of course!I would make my own.

So this is the reality, I'm not that good (ok, I'm really bad) at machine sewing and I can't understand japanese.I'm hoping my stubborn learning streak is going to kick in and take away the pain.I have three books arriving any day now and I will look at the pictures so long I will be able to see myself wearing the clothes.I often feel like I've already made things, my visualisation technique is so good.

I also have a lurking desire to learn how to make books.Mooching around, reading bits here and there, you know how it is.I haven't a clue how to do that either.

I also have belated thanks to give for two lovely Christmas gifts I recieved.
I need to take some photos then I'll share.

Sorry for the pictureless post but I had to get rid of the cats, love them though I do