I love the vintage aesthetic of the Ticking cotton stripe, calico, twill and cords – which bring to mind nurses uniforms of the early twentieth century.
They are made from offcuts of fabric leftover from making pottery aprons and toiles which I store in a big box until inspiration takes me!
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I can’t bear throwing fabric remnants away, consequently I have two big boxes of fabric bits, left over from making aprons. This apron is constructed using ochre denim remnants, which have subtle colour differences from the different dye lots. The result is one highly individual yet tough and functional work apron that will last for years to come.
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Today I needed to get my legs out in the sun! So I altered a pair of very old saggy long shorts to make a pair of short, shorts (for garden wear!). I handed sewed the hem, with the new Gutermann “Denim” thread, using backstitch to give nice chunky stitches.
