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The model I copied in Flemish linen |
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Flemish natural fine linen lining for French Army sleeping bags |
Birds? Well, anyway I didn't hear anything but the screech of parrakeets on the Tenerife Island where we spent long winter holidays. But I enjoyed the peace and quiet of the Costa de Silencio and some good Belgian cuisine in the attractive restaurant below our cool appartment there. I was with my husband and a favourite companion, Lervia, my robust and compact little sewing machine who often travels with me and I have fun playing with her and odd bits and bobs of fabrics, making the most of left-overs. She was an amazing bargain at Lidl store, only £29, a few years ago! (Now over £70). With just one of the many Flemish fine linen linings for French army sleeping bags which I was selling last year, I decided to make as many useful things as possible - using dressmaker's scissors, strong upholstery thread, a dozen pins, a few ''jeans machine sewing needles and a couple of reels of old linen tape and I came up with the following in fashionable
taupe shade, with the odd cream trim; 3 different aprons, chef, housework and gardening; cutlery pouch, travel wallets, shopping tote, travel cushion, hottie cover, covered clothes hangers and half a dozen needle cases, and a pair of elbow protectors for my husband's cashmere cardigan! and I have just a handful of scraps left over. I rather overworked my little machine expecting it to cope with six layers of fabric but it survived with a few broken needles. In case you are a make-do and mend sort of person, here is the finished result of my unskilled labours.
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