My lifelong mission: to sew gorgeous but practical clothes for the tropics. Gorgeous because I love expressing myself through my clothes; practical coz I have no patience for being tied in knots by silly clothing; tropical? well, I tried the living ‘Down South’ thang more than once and each time, winter sent me scuttling homewards.
I am almost 40yrs old, been sewing most of my life, and do a few other crafts as well. I usually sew only for myself. Occasionally I might sew something for a family member of friend, but they have to be really special (the person I’m sewing for, I mean. If the garment is really special too, that is extra-good!). If my loved ones want mendings or alterations or mending, the answer is No (omgmendingsoboring). Unless they bribe me suitably 😀
Thus far:
Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
An Intrepid Heroine (me)
Her darling fiancé
Their gorgeous daughter
Woman who taught Intrepid Heroine to sew (her mum)
Sewing companion Ma’at the adolescent feline.
Act 1
At a tender age our Intrepid Heroine (IH) takes on the role of Head of her own Wardrobe when she realises her mother will always take approx 2 yrs from buying fabric to finishing sewing garments for our IH, so our IH gets her mum to teach her to sew so she can do the job herself.
Act 2
Our IH gets frustrated at how bad she is at fitting and finishing clothes, and takes a few lessons.
Act 3
Our IH teaches herself to crochet.
Act 4
Our IH starts experimenting with making over op-shop clothes in addition to sewing the rest of her clothes.
Welcome to Act 5!
Tropical Threads 
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