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Bristol Fashion Week with MIC’s Lucy Watson

Published on March 28, 2015January 6, 2017 by eclecticthreads3 Comments

Moving house is not a very glamorous task, what with all the packing, sorting and cleaning there is to be done, so heading to a Bristol Fashion Week show provided a welcome (and rather stylish) break from it all. On a sunny Thursday I headed over to Cribbs Causeway to catch one of the South West’s biggest fashion events. Made in Chelsea is a guilty pleasure for me, so it was quite fun to see Lucy Watson in person, if only from quite a few rows back – she presented the show along with Lorraine stylist Mark Heyes. Continue reading “Bristol Fashion Week with MIC’s Lucy Watson” →

Perfect Pinning

Published on September 22, 2013January 9, 2017 by eclecticthreads3 Comments

I view pins in a love-hate, can’t-live-with-them can’t-live-without-them kind of way; on one hand, they are pretty darn useful for attaching one piece of fabric to another. On the other, they are also very good at stabbing me in the thumb. Continue reading “Perfect Pinning” →

Sweet Sewing Storage

Published on July 8, 2013January 9, 2017 by eclecticthreadsLeave a comment

My (some might say unhealthy) obsession with looking at sewing spaces on Pinterest has lead to (a perhaps even unhealthier) obsession with sewing boxes. Continue reading “Sweet Sewing Storage” →