olivias

I now live in Germany again. My boyfriend and I have a pet cat cushion called knuckles who is great because she doesn't shed or eat. We live on the third floor of a little old apartment building overlooking a park where people play boules despite the incline toward the road. We can see three cafes from our window but love cooking. We get a huge thrill from thrifting but try to live by the motto "It's not a bargain if you don't need it". I super adore our neighbourhood.

Und ich lerne Deutsch!

Knitting vintage patterns

Crochet dabbling

Felt fooding - NEW!

Patchworking scenes

Sewing just about anything

Film Photography

Screen printing fabric

Lino printing

Zine-ing

Embroidery dabbling

I love colour combinations. Peach and yellow have caught my recent attention, but old classics such as blue&red, yellow&black have stayed with me. As for colours on their own; grey, brown, green are tops.

I have two colours that make me uncomfy (alone or combined) because of a scarring childhood clothing clash; purple and orange.

I love vintage 20s, 30s, 40s, 50s and 60s styles. I collect kitchen goods, clothing, furniture etc and chase the more subtle pastels and patterns of art deco and 50s fun. I love distinctive architecture, angular shapes and period styles and working these into patchworked things. Deco is always inspiring. Kitsch is fun!

Not limited to;

Wool or wool blend felt!

Your zine

Unusual/vintage fabric and fabric scraps

Sewing bits and bobs

Unusual/vintage craft kits

Vintage knitting/sewing patterns

Yarn (no acrylic thanks)

Zine supplies