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Meri Blouse is a traditional dress worn in the Pacific Islands, originally introduced by missionaries I've heard. I made these four for a concert at church for some New Guinean ladies. The pattern cutting is very simple with little fabric wasted. And
To finish Me Made May, here's my favourite make of all time, worn by the lovely Emily. It's 5 metres of Ikea upholstery fabric, patternmaking uses subtraction cutting methods (google Julian Roberts, he has lots of free resources). As you can see from
What can I say? I'm in no danger of running out of handmade clothes for Me Made May (last count- more than 50 items in my wardrobe) but they are getting more...unusual. This flatpack shawl (it is a flat shape with armholes) was a college design proje
I made three of these dresses, because they look more complicated to make than they really are. This is black linen with a bit of sashiko stitching - cool to wear in summer or over a tee shirt when the temperatures go down. #memadewardrobe #sewers of

The Clothesline Showbag

August is Ekka (Exhibition) time here in Brisbane - cream-filled waffles, bone-crunching rides, sheep dog trials and showbags! For those afraid of swine flu, here's a showbag you can get without visiting the show...

I so enjoyed making a goodie bag for the HEIAQ (home-ec teachers)conference (all that cutting, stamping and glueing is quite therapeutic!), that I've put together a limited number of extra ones.

The Clothesline showbag contains:

  1. In the Beginning pattern pack
  2. Black library bag with hand made Clothesline logo
  3. Extra long (3m) tape measure in a tin (metric and imperial - good for American books and projects!)
  4. 0.9m black jumbo ric rac (nice apron trim)
  5. 2.4m red twill tape (for apron straps)
  6. Big bookmark with a list of our favourite sewing resources
  7. Tiny sewing repair kit (to keep in your handbag)

Price is $35 AUD. Sorry can't offer free postage as they're a little heavier to post than the  regular pattern pack. Plus $5 postage = $40 AUD. Order yours at our store ...