You know when you spend hours browsing a website and filling and amending your shopping basket, and that small buzz of excitement when you finally place the order.
And then the thrill when the package arrives in the post and the hum of anticipation as you have to wait for a more convenient time to open it.
And then the slight sink of disappointment when half of the things you ordered turn out to be not quite what you imagined and so you’re almost back to square one on a project.
That.
Clockwise from top left:
1. Clearance fabric that I thought would make a nice top, but is much more open weave than I expected. Plain green crepe intended as lining for said top. Hopefully I’ll still be able to do something with it.
2. Star print cotton fabric for future pocket linings.
3. Popper fasteners kits, D rings and bias binding for work trousers project.
4. Samples of fabric for work trousers, cotton drill in medium- and heavy- weight, both of which are not as heavy weight as I’d expected. And one I’d hoped would be a tough fabric for knee pad pockets is more like a lightweight tent fabric.
5. A variety of zips at clearance prices. Many are a bit shorter than I expected, despite ordering by length!
So, I’m not really any further with my work trouser project, but I’m sure the above will be used one way or another!
Jack of all Crafts 