Not the edible kind, but chocolate colours for scarves. Thinking dark brown, caramel, white,....
My prime candidate would be Onde de Chic, a scarf that I already blogged about here.
Showing posts with label Bolduc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bolduc. Show all posts
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
Friday, 20 January 2012
Scarf ring - Bolduc
This week is scarf ring week on the scarf board. Far too wet for silks for me today today, so no action shot, just some eye candy and styling ideas for a better day.
I am charmed by how well the Bolduc scarf ring in gold works with my Grand Apparat.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Treasures close to your heart - Sac à Bolduc
Over at Aesthetic Alterations talk has been of treasures close to your heart. I pondered this for a while whilst tending to a neglected border. A few things came to mind.
DD's christening gown, a very simple affair but made with love (and skill!) by her paternal grandmother.
DS first coat, an incredibly soft and thick duffle coat from the softest denim I have ever encountered and lined with a bright check pattern. He probably outgrew it fifteen years ago but it is still in my wardrobe.
The shoebox of family photographs which I took to a framer some years ago. I really wanted a selction of them on permanent display in the house and he kindly framed a good dozen for me. Now DD can see the grandad she never knew, uncles which she hardly sees as we live in another country, and a way of life that no longer exists, at least in our part of the world.
Last but not least, a bag I made, the "Sac à Bolduc" from the title.
For a long time, I have been admiring the design of the Marwari bag. I prefer my bags leather lined if possible and closed on top. I also baulked at the price point for an essentially fabric lined bag. But I needed a simple small messenger-style bag for errands.
Having been collecting Hermes silk scarves (on and off) for many years I have accumulated a fair amount of the ribbon Hermes uses to fasten their boxes, the Bolduc.
When DH was recovering from an operation last year I spent a few weeks at home. To while away the evenings, the bolduc and the sewing machine came out and I made myself a Marwari/Bottega Veneta inspired bag. Never did I realise just how much ribbon would be needed. Fellow scarfies from around the globe came to my rescue and sent me more. Their sheer generosity and support for my design and craft project were so helpful for me at the time.
The result whilst not perfect is perfectly wearable with a "busy" side and a "quite side" made from the reverse of the bolduc.
DD's christening gown, a very simple affair but made with love (and skill!) by her paternal grandmother.
DS first coat, an incredibly soft and thick duffle coat from the softest denim I have ever encountered and lined with a bright check pattern. He probably outgrew it fifteen years ago but it is still in my wardrobe.
The shoebox of family photographs which I took to a framer some years ago. I really wanted a selction of them on permanent display in the house and he kindly framed a good dozen for me. Now DD can see the grandad she never knew, uncles which she hardly sees as we live in another country, and a way of life that no longer exists, at least in our part of the world.
Last but not least, a bag I made, the "Sac à Bolduc" from the title.
For a long time, I have been admiring the design of the Marwari bag. I prefer my bags leather lined if possible and closed on top. I also baulked at the price point for an essentially fabric lined bag. But I needed a simple small messenger-style bag for errands.
Having been collecting Hermes silk scarves (on and off) for many years I have accumulated a fair amount of the ribbon Hermes uses to fasten their boxes, the Bolduc.
When DH was recovering from an operation last year I spent a few weeks at home. To while away the evenings, the bolduc and the sewing machine came out and I made myself a Marwari/Bottega Veneta inspired bag. Never did I realise just how much ribbon would be needed. Fellow scarfies from around the globe came to my rescue and sent me more. Their sheer generosity and support for my design and craft project were so helpful for me at the time.
The result whilst not perfect is perfectly wearable with a "busy" side and a "quite side" made from the reverse of the bolduc.
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