le mani d'oro

Why on earth did I wait 25 years before I buy my self a decent sewing machine ???  I wonder how I was able to sew all my garments with a machine for kids! Ciel, j'ai peine à comprendre pourquoi j'ai attendu 25 ans avant de m'acheter une machine à coudre digne de ce nom. Quel miracle cette machine.  En couture, je ne...

Continue Reading

I have been working on a new look for my blog for the past few weeks. I still have some bugs to fix and I appologies if certain functions are not available yet. It should be fully functional soon. Durant les dernière semaines, j'ai procédé à la mise en place d'une nouvelle interface pour le blog. Je la trouve plus contemporaine et comme...

Continue Reading

It is done, I chose my machine. Some of you will agree and some of you will not. As Einstein said, everything it relative to the position of the observer. But before I tell you which machine I bought, I have to say that Bernina, Juki, Janome, Brother, Pfaff, Viking, Elna all make very similar machines in terms of power, stitches, functions and...

Continue Reading

Though it has been finished for almost three months, I did not take the time to post a picture of my Chinese silk top before now. I made this top for my son's high school graduation. The top is worn with a silk skirt that has a golden shine to it. I am not used to wear pale colours like those. Though I...

Continue Reading