The weather has taken an abrupt turn for the worse here. After a perfectly pleasant and tolerable t-shirt wearing autumn, we’re now heading full speed into cold, dark winter. This is fine by me, I can get stuck into sewing up the cosy wools that have waited patiently for my attention, but getting the kids […]
My love affair with John Smedley
John, ‘How I love thee, let me count the ways!’ John Smedley and I go way back, in fact for the majority of my adult life! You could say he is the third wheel in my marriage! But don’t worry, my husband knows all about him and he loves him too! Of […]
YoSaMi Guide to the Autumn Colour Trends 2013
I realise that the question on everybody’s lips right now is, ‘What are the key colour trends for the autumn 2013 season in the provinces of Southern Germany?’ So let me put you all out of your anxiety and offer you a YoSaMi breakdown of the colour impact on the mood of the autumn season in this […]
Anna dress sew-a-long and YoSaMi news.
A quick update of what’s going on here at YoSaMi. First up, preparations are underway to join in with the Anna dress sew-along hosted by, By Hand London. Here’s my little helper today, assisting with hand washing some silk twill fabric by Italian designer Etro that I snaffled up from the Anita Pavani Stoffe webshop, […]