I took a sneaky snap of a stylish looking person while having a morning coffee, and then, because I enjoyed her look so much, I spent my Making Friday studio time doing a whole heap of little sketches and paintings inspired by that snap. And this is exactly why I called one of my Pinterest …
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Making Friday: Why good style is generosity
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Where fabric comes from
Sometimes I have the incredible good luck to take a peek beyond the factory door, and when I do, I’m almost always blown away and knocked sideways when I get a glimpse of just how much ingenuity, expense, commitment, skill, development and effort goes into making the things we use every day, and simply take …
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Workshop: How Pattern Works
I’m super excited to announce that all through June, I’ll be teaching a four-part hands-on course in print & pattern called HOW PATTERN WORKS. Classes will be held over four weeks in the Skinny laMinx fabric studio at 201 Bree Street, from 6pm – 9pm on a Monday (update: Mondays are sold out) or a …
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History lesson: Pincushion Protea
The Pincushion Protea design has been around for a while, having quite a time of it ever since it started out as a simple papercut in my (now demolished) studio on Buitengraght Street one day way back in 2008. I started selling the cutout as a vinyl sticker, Tammy Frazer used it on one of …
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We have headboards
Our plan for 2018 is to make Skinny laMinx the most helpful place you’ve ever been. So, not only do we have loads of fabric choices, we’ll also help you complete the home decoration project that you’ve been hatching. First, it was lampshades made to order, then we introduced chairs in your choice of fabric, …
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How to make EcoBricks
The drought and hardcore water restrictions have made me super thrifty about everything. I’ve been recycling for years, but it’s only when I found out about EcoBricks (thanks to kind readers responding to this post) that my eyes really opened to how much waste I generate. Ecobricks are plastic bottles stuffed with non-recyclables, turned into …
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Out & About: A visit to Liebermann’s
While I might have been a semi-conscious human for much of the 70’s, I seem to have managed to absorb that era pretty deeply into my being. I mean, I do macrame, pottery, and I’m learning to weave, too, ffs! This probably explains why I was happy to spend a solid hour of my Tuesday …
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We’re still Skinny . . . but so much BIGGER!
In 2011, I opened a shop at 201 Bree St. You may already know the tale, but if not, and you’re up for a history lesson, read more here. That narrow little shop has served us very well, but six years later, Bree St has grown up a lot, and so has Skinny laMinx, so it’s …
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Friends & Neighbours: Jason Bakery
All those bums on Jason’s Bakery’s seats show that Skinny laMinx fabrics can take a beating!
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