Leffler

Took a trip out to Leffler today. Everything looks so enticing, spilling out of their brown paper packages.

And great minimalist, industrial packaging.

Yarn! Yarn! Yarn!

A few days ago I sat down, went through my yarn colour cards and made myself commit to seven different colours. The two cards look innocent enough:

But they actually open out to this:
So needless to say, it was quite a process, choosing the colours.

This afternoon, the yarn agent, who has just returned from Pitti Filati, brought some more cards around for me to look at:
In progress...

Low Fidelity

I've been in a tangle of ideas as to what to use for my business card. But in the end I've decided to make them into something I'd like to receive myself. I'm going to use my own images and stamp my details on the back. I'm keeping it very lo-fi, but I kind of like that.

Alain De Botton on Fashion

An interesting short interview with contemporary philosopher Alain De Botton on fashion here.

Cloth @ Safari

It is true, Melbourne is a festival lover's city. Last week I was swamped with festival programs (this, this, this, this - it's a part time job just to read the programs), but decided that since I am currently experiencing so many ideas and not enough time to execute them, I would not add multiple festivals to the equation.

Last night however was an exception. I went along to hear Julie Paterson from Cloth speak about her work at Safari. I have loved Cloth fabrics for a long time, even before I ever considered studying textiles myself, and Safari is such a great venue (where I found my beloved Ortigia). It was a great night and we all came away with a lovely little Cloth bag. I was going to take some pics but I saw Lucy from The Design Files doing so, so will direct you to her site to check it out!

A Few Ways to Wear III

My posts are bit scattered, but I've been meaning to do this one for awhile. The Fabric Back Wraps worn as a skirt:

And they are fully reversible

The Small Square Scarf

I've been sampling for another scarf to sell at a lower price point. This is a small version of the Square Snap Scarf, with a few design changes. I've been wearing one around the house and am getting quite attached to it. It's soft merino wool so it keeps the chill away, but small enough to not feel strange getting about the house with a scarf on. I'm wondering what to call it. I'm tempted to call it The French Riviera Neckerchief, but will probably opt for something practical like Small Square Scarf.

The Honeymooners

The Rayman and I finally stopped for a minute to make a decision about where to go for our post marriage holiday. We booked our tickets on the weekend and I am feeling quite overwhelmed at the thought of all the things I want to see and do when we get there. We are going in October, I CANNOT wait!!

Click to enlarge. Photo of map in Wallpaper* City Guide New York

Vogue Italia April 2009

I've been eagerly waiting the sea mail copy of Italian Vogue, the one with the Casa Vogue supplement. I always take a leap of faith because it's shrink wrapped, but, it always pays off. This issue has a great spread by Tim Walker:

And the main magazine has pages and pages of the most fantastic dilapidated, disheveled fashion:

Shop Update

I have added the Fabric Back Wraps and some Square Snap Scarves into the shop.

Fabric Back Wraps

Kate modelling the fabric back wraps for me:






And the Square Snap Scarf - we couldn't resist getting a couple of girl on a car pics in!



I have also added a Craft Victoria link on the side - I will be dropping some pieces in there later this week.

A Few Ways to Wear II

The Square Snap Scarf:

around neck

knotted around neck, snap in front corner as a little feature

around shoulders

as a top (knot or pin at back)

as a turban

I've been busy making these scarves. I hope to drop some into a couple of different shops and put some in my online store soon!

Square Snap Scarf

I showed a Summer version of this scarf previously, but here is the Winter version I have been working on (wool for Winter and cotton for Summer). I'm really excited about this scarf. I've been wearing it around and have found many different ways to wear it (will do a post on this soon). I also gave one to the Rayman to wear, to see if it would work for guys too. He gave me the thumbs up (but he may be biased - I will find more boys to try it out on). I'll be dropping some in to Bahamonde soon, but also have another appointment with a potential new stockist in the next few days...

New Ruffles

I'm thrilled that the Ruffle Scarves have been selling through my bricks and mortar stockist. Here are some new colours I've made up for them, which I will deliver in the next couple of days.

Perfect Day

Today I worked on a small order I had for some ruffle scarves. I have to admit that I have been a bit scared of production - doing things in quantity and repetition. But today, I had my cup of tea, my cat huddled between me and the heater, the Juan Maclean, Friendly Fires, The Presets and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs going and the winter sun was streaming through the window... and I thought, there's something really nice in having worked through something and gotten it to a point where you know what you're doing. And I suddenly had that feeling that even though it was a very ordinary day, everything was suddenly perfect.