8 Sep 2011
Brand business
Reading Georgina Langford's article on the effects of technology on Fashion Week took me back a few years to my one and only designer fashion show experience...
2 Sep 2011
Meet Nomonde, the Crochet Induna
This is Nomonde Yokwana, she is the Crochet Induna at cowgirlblues. I grew up in Kwazula Natal where the local language is Zulu and the Induna was the "headman" of a community, or the foreman in a working context, or...
30 Aug 2011
Bags, bags, bags
At long last our beautiful wool handbags are now available in the showroom (R1295, we take credit cards!) and will very shortly be on sale in the soon-to-launch online shop. Each bag is individually made from a mohair wool blend...
16 Aug 2011
I felt like typing
A felt keyboard cover for your iPad that's wired to work like a keyboard, now that's genius!...
15 Aug 2011
The joy of giving
I gift wrapped some purchases for a customer this morning – it reminded me of the simple joy I get from the creative process. I don't know if I had more fun wrapping the gift, photographing it, or designing and making...
11 Aug 2011
Knitters in the know
I stopped in at Orion Wool & Craft in Oranjezicht this morning, where Cape Town's knitters in the know buy their wool and stuff. Roger and Jean are always friendly and open to chat and Jean's knitting needles were clicking...
10 Aug 2011
I love you too
I found James Hopkins' website this morning and was delighted by the work of this very talented British artist – the "Love Seat" – what's not to love about that! His other work is quite lovable too! http://www.jameshopkinsworks.com/...