Those who do it, know. They know how satisfying it is to magic something out of not much, in a style that pleases, and is comfortable on yourself.

Pamela knows. She created this outfit from a black cashmere sweater (her husband’s) that had seen better days and was about to be consigned to the reject pile, combined with a two-metre piece of hand-printed silk purchased at a market in Udiapur, Rajasthan when living overseas in a previous life.

Pamela has been making clothes since she was about 10-years-old, so she has sewing skills. But in the same way Pamela doesn’t follow a recipe when cooking, she doesn’t follow a pattern when sewing. I get where she is coming from – and we had fun together upcycling and experimenting with what was to hand.  Continue reading →