New year's knitting resolution

My new year's resolution is progressing nicely. The Hedera socks are now finished, though they don't quite match - curse you Zauberball yarn with your colour repeat that doesn't repeat properly and your tendency to split without any provocation. Still, it's a nice pattern and they are very soft.


Next up? Another sock pattern from Knitty - bmp.

Intro to dressmaking at Sew Over It, Clapham

After a couple of less-than-successful attempts at making clothes on my own, it became apparent that it was time to get some guidance. Thanks to a voucher I received for Christmas I could afford to attend the Introduction to Dressmaking class at Sew Over It in Clapham.

It was a great class, very relaxed and with a practical approach to things. And I've finally sewn an item of clothing that I could actually wear, (if it wasn't snowing at the moment).



I picked up a second skirt pattern while I was there - this time for a gathered skirt - so I can practice what I've learnt. I fear that sewing in a zip without Lisa Comfort in the same room to help me may be a bit trying.

Screen-prints that aren't skeletons

As promised, I finally have some screens that don't have skeletons on them. Below are the test prints I made with the first screen, (I wasn't really applying enough pressure, which is why one printed so badly).





These prints aren't based on any of my own drawings; the images come from a second-hand copy of Jost Atman's "Pictorial Archive of Decorative Renaissance Woodcuts" that I picked up for £1.50. There are pages and pages of knights demonstrating different forms of combat and I spent an afternoon photocopying them and sticking them together to create one long battle scene. I've had to split the image up into four parts in order to fit it onto my screens and lining everything back up when I'm printing is going to be tricky!