Fox Mask

Let me know if any of you have any snazzy indie shops on ebay so I can add them to the site.
Today I made a papier mache fox mask for my son to wear on the 2nd March, World Book Day, as Fantastic Mr. Fox. He was supposed to make it with me but he wandered off to watch Drake and Josh. I found a picture for it on a great site that makes leather masks
www.angel-masks.com .....Happy sticking and sewing!

Wimple City

I went to a medieval party last week. Great costumes! Most of the lady folk sewed their own and their men folk did well. Codpiece and wimple city! We think we should wear fantasy clothes as often as possible. One good event round here in the summer is Lost Vagueness which happens in a field in Lewes. Burlesque camping, casino tent, 50s tent, rude country marquee. So much opportunity to wear corsets, ballgowns, old wedding frocks, in fact 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s style of dress from any century! The done thing is to bring a tent to sleep in and a tent for your clothes rail. I need to find me a clever seamstress to knock me up a few frocks to suit my bust, waist and hip measurements.
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My Indie Clothing site

This the blog-sister to my indie clothing and accessories site where I maintain my top sites directory - I find it very useful to have all these sites in one place and I hope you will too. I am happy to receive suggestions of sites you like, so e-mail me at indieclothes@mirandasbeach.com and I'll see if I like them too !

I currently describe the site as follows: "Indie Designer Clothes site directory - carefully selected indie designer clothing skirts, T-shirts, jewellery, punk gear, bags and accessories and vintage clothing, retro fashions, mod clothes, antique clothing, retro style, vintage fashions, designer clothing, vintage apparel, womens clothing, vintage clothes, and purses and handbags"

Welcome to Indie Clothes

I asked myself , Why am I doing this blog? I started thinking about my Needlework lessons at school and the way they made me feel – bad. My school apron was the laughing stock and I made a pig’s ear of my simple-wrap-around-sleeveless-top. Most of the other girls were neat and seemed to share the ability to follow patterns and use sewing machines. I however was pattern dyslexic and they still fill me with horror to this very day.I’ve come to the conclusion that this must be why I admire people who make their own clothes. Of course I’d rather give my money to small independent businesses rather than large corporations as well. Do let me know of any school-sewing-horror-stories you might have experienced and I’ll put them on the site.