Author Archives: syvyaw
The Collaboration
‘A collaboration?’ I hear you say. ‘With whom?’. It’s not someone famous but someone who’ve known me since I was a baby. It’s my mom. As with most of my other posts, it starts from a single comment someone made.
The Collaboration
‘A collaboration?’ I hear you say. ‘With whom?’. It’s not someone famous but someone who’ve known me since I was a baby. It’s my mom. As with most of my other posts, it starts from a single comment someone made.
Express Dress
This is the last week before I go back home for a holiday and my sister messaged me asking if I could make her a skirt or a dress using the fabric we bought from Bangkok last year. My reply
Express Dress
This is the last week before I go back home for a holiday and my sister messaged me asking if I could make her a skirt or a dress using the fabric we bought from Bangkok last year. My reply
Shorts Suit
It was on a very boring evening and I was browsing on ebay looking for kimonos when I happened to see this very pretty fabric. It was a bolt of vintage Yukata cotton fabric in navy blue with outlines of peonies
Shorts Suit
It was on a very boring evening and I was browsing on ebay looking for kimonos when I happened to see this very pretty fabric. It was a bolt of vintage Yukata cotton fabric in navy blue with outlines of peonies
In-VEST-ing in Summer!
Summer has arrived…..in Malaysia! Yes. It’s the time of year again where I go back home to get a tan, get some exotic food and to spend some well deserved time with my family. To start the ball rolling for
In-VEST-ing in Summer!
Summer has arrived…..in Malaysia! Yes. It’s the time of year again where I go back home to get a tan, get some exotic food and to spend some well deserved time with my family. To start the ball rolling for
Sewing 101
I’m sure everyone has heard of the BBC TV series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ by now. I happened to watch the second episode this week and got so hooked on it that I had to go back to watch
Sewing 101
I’m sure everyone has heard of the BBC TV series ‘The Great British Sewing Bee’ by now. I happened to watch the second episode this week and got so hooked on it that I had to go back to watch
Pretty in Pink!
I was chatting to my sister a few weeks ago and she was asked to be an emcee at her friend’s wedding in Bangkok. So the question that followed next was if I could make something for her to wear.
Pretty in Pink!
I was chatting to my sister a few weeks ago and she was asked to be an emcee at her friend’s wedding in Bangkok. So the question that followed next was if I could make something for her to wear.
Keeping Warm with a Gilet
The cold weather has been relentless this year. British summer time has already begun but it is still so bitterly cold. So cold that I was tempted to make a winter jacket even though winter was technically over weeks ago. I
Keeping Warm with a Gilet
The cold weather has been relentless this year. British summer time has already begun but it is still so bitterly cold. So cold that I was tempted to make a winter jacket even though winter was technically over weeks ago. I
Spring! Where art thou?
Seriously! Where is spring? It’s officially spring but all I see outside now is sleet and snow! Last year around this time, I was sitting under a cherry blossom tree having a picnic under the sun. This time it’s more
Spring! Where art thou?
Seriously! Where is spring? It’s officially spring but all I see outside now is sleet and snow! Last year around this time, I was sitting under a cherry blossom tree having a picnic under the sun. This time it’s more
The Abomination!
I work swiftly and this only happened in a week. It all started when a book I ordered on Amazon entitled ‘1300 Real and Fanciful Animals’ arrived on my doorstep. I was sick that day and had nothing to do so my
The Abomination!
I work swiftly and this only happened in a week. It all started when a book I ordered on Amazon entitled ‘1300 Real and Fanciful Animals’ arrived on my doorstep. I was sick that day and had nothing to do so my
The Basic Tee
When it comes to making a T-shirt, my interest is usually next to zero. I just don’t appreciate the effort that goes into something that can be bought cheaply from the shop. The extortionate price of cotton jersey automatically switches
The Basic Tee
When it comes to making a T-shirt, my interest is usually next to zero. I just don’t appreciate the effort that goes into something that can be bought cheaply from the shop. The extortionate price of cotton jersey automatically switches
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