Or how I learned to stop worrying about losing that ever so useful thing I just read.

Despite having sworn off the making of clothing for myself for now, since I’m still trying to shed some of the excess middle I’ve been left with (and you’ll notice I seem to be putting the blame for that on some mystery imaginary ‘other’, as if it had nothing to do with the daily cake habit I developed in late pregnancy), yes, despite all of that, I’ve been reading a lot of posts this week about making clothes. It’s one thing to say you’re not going to do something, but it’s another thing entirely to stop thinking about it.

As usual, the list of things I’d like to make far outstrips the time I have available to make anything, even if I was making clothes, which I’m not, but that shouldn’t stop a person from dreaming. So – here’s a wee collection of links I may need one day, and perhaps you will too:

Shirring Tutorial

Dritz bound buttonhole tool tutorial

Grumpy Person’s Guide to Knit bindings

How to Sew a narrow bias edging

Darts – their essential role in clothing

Measurement Chart – very cute sheet for marking down your own measurements

And as inspiration for what is possible, in terms of both sewing and reduced middles, you should take a look at this awesome swimsuit. Cracking.