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DIY Couture

Rosie Martin, author of DIY Couture


Name:
Rosie Martin
Location:
London
Occupation:
Making books that help people to make clothes
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What are your hobbies?

Playing drums, reading, going to museums…. Sewing.

What are your favorite crafts and what's your craft space like?

I admire a lot of old and new crafts – woodwork, stone carving, lace making, shoe making, weaving, animation……

What do you craft along to?

Either Selected Shorts, the short story readings from Public Radio International or some boisterous music like Wavves or Mika Miko to spur me along.

What was the first project you ever made?

A little blue and green felt outfit for my fat cat Big-Boy, including knee pads, shoes, a tail warmer and a saddle .

What are your favorite items to make?

I like to make little books for people.

Which other craft blogs do you love to read?

Is there anything else you'd like to add?

Check out more from Rosie or pick up one of her books and learn how to make your own clothes at DIY Couture.

Rosie Martin
Crafts
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  • false Scrapbooks
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Others
Make books, take photos.

What's your favorite...

TV Show
Spaced, Six Feet Under, Tribe, Planet Earth.
Band
Gang gang dance.
City
London.
Movie
The Wind Will Carry Us, Blackboards, Wayne’s World, Le genou de Claire.
Book
2666 by Roberto Bolano.
Color
All of them. “Mere colour, unspoiled by meaning, and unallied with definite form, can speak to the soul in a thousand different ways.” (Oscar Wilde).
Food
Kimchi, Guacamole, dried sour cherries, coffee.
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