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sock of the week: no.10

the “everlasting stocking knitters” of Wales

wax and water

By: Kate Davies Designs November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

walkingcanvas, clothing, gear, landscape, outdoors, rain, textiles, trakke, walking, waxed canvas, weather36 Comments

Simply because of where we live, this year has, I think, not been tough as it has proved for so many other people. I feel enormously grateful to be able to just step outside and go for a walk in wonderful rural scenery directly from our front door. And for me personally, the importance of…

Sonia Delaunay: the dress of the future

Sonia Delaunay Rythme (1938) I don’t know about you, but I am extremely excited about Tate Modern’s Sonia Delaunay retrospective, which opens in a couple of months. I’ve long had a thing for Delaunay’s work, but have never had the opportunity to see much of her work in person, particularly her textiles. I wrote an…

not a onesie?

By: Kate Davies Designs September 2, 2013September 2, 2013

clothing, costume, fashionall-in-ones, boiler suits, clothing, costume, decorating, dress, fashion, LHD marine supplies, moving, onesies, renovating108 Comments

I purchased this boiler suit from LHD Marine supplies in Lerwick a while ago and have been wearing it pretty much constantly for the past three weeks. We have not had a washing machine; I have been spending most of my time decorating, and for both reasons it has formed a useful uniform. For some…

out with the old

You may remember that a year ago I decided to stop buying clothes for the duration of 2008. My decision to do this was sparked by a couple of things. I had been reading a bit about darning and mending and wanted to think about what repairing and caring for one’s clothes meant. Also, since…