Month: October 2015
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Sew Tessuti Blog – The Colette Tunic Top
Sew Tessuti Blog – Sewing Tips & Tutorials – New Fabrics, Pattern Reviews: Our NEW pattern – The Colette Tunic Top – Ooh, a new pattern from Tessuti! I really like this. It’s reminiscent of the Tova Top, but I suspect this one might fit me better than Tova did. I might have to get it… -
Shared today on Twitter
Hey @servantofchaos – did I notice you’re mentoring for @SheSaysSydney tonight as well? 🙂
RT @webdirections: our diversity scholarship closes tomorrow. If you’re un/underemployed & are from an under-represented group, apply! http…
@ozbluey I do work in tech, bluey! 🙂 They’re not in the Notifications Center. I must have some app set to show on lock screen but not there
@kosamari I want to hear more about this! Would love to do that type of thing over here. 🙂
This is why every health resolution I make fails within a week at @canva. https://t.co/18irLTjYdj
AWS in Plain English http://t.co/1Fe4MwMge7 – This is pretty genius.
@gilmae Let’s just say I’m learning a lot at Canva. 🙂
@chyams @servantofchaos @SheSaysSydney The real question is how I get from Surry Hills to Walsh Bay with all the transit changes!
Yasmin kicking off @SheSaysSydney Speed Mentoring Night! http://t.co/b33yeGYk0y
Yay! Just spotted @bemaia and @kakaCharlotte. Thank goodness. #shesays
RT @SheSaysSydney: Tonight’s the night! 75 industry mentors are sharing their inspiration at our @SheSaysSydney Speed mentoring night http:…
I had a fantastic evening at @SheSaysSydney Speed Mentoring, but I think a highlight was meeting @HartsyardNaomi!
@HartsyardNaomi I just checked my blog, and I wrote about a particularly memorable HY feast three years ago! http://t.co/guTZ52bEqq
#frocktober day 8: red dress and stormtroopers, baby. http://t.co/qtJFzaDxZM http://t.co/1OSIGvxEkZ
@servantofchaos @SheSaysSydney Agreed!
Thrilled to meet Denise from @womeninmediaOZ tonight. What would Peggy do? She’d get on the list. http://t.co/zYBp8J6iH1 @mediascope_
RT @hipsterhacker: Seeking junior web developer. Must be willing to inherit whatever tech stack has lost my favor this month, while I conv…
@Espressocorrie Hi Corrie! Lovely to meet you last night. 🙂
@Espressocorrie You’ll probably find some dead links. I migrated the whole thing over to WordPress recently and I’m still cleaning it up!
@emmainsydney Emailed you. I’m in for lunch. What’s the go?
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AWS in Plain English
AWS in Plain English – This is pretty genius.
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Shared today on Twitter
@sarah_liu Just realised I’ll have to update my slides to show some of the more recent Canva media pieces! 🙂
@gilmae That sucks. Arrogance is just confidence. I think it’s pretty gendered too. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a woman called that.
The Disturbing Reason This 20-Year-Old Calculator Is Still on Every Student’s Desk http://t.co/7NITWuLEIJ TI-85 4EVA http://t.co/cUuiJWg17k
@johnallsopp I learned to program on a TI-85. Loved that sucker.
@randomknits @gilmae Ah, yeah. That’s probably the female equivalent.
I’m going to “Girl Geek Sydney Meetup – October 2015”. Excited to hear @conniecodes’s talk! http://t.co/A2sITJEdF8
RT @rcsbaker: @Canva continues to rock! Proud investors here at @blackbirdvc https://t.co/xs65qNTxoR
@developerjack Agree. I got one from SydStart the other day too. http://t.co/uHZS1GL3xu
Apple Music: +1000. http://t.co/EbWy1OiL1e
Man with a camera. @canvavibe http://t.co/UuXC2md5uN http://t.co/5HS3mSJmn5
RT @poppiepack: Birthday ceremonies are still awkward 👸🏼 @canva #crowns #capes #canes http://t.co/jwrG9UFOTG
@drkknits Phrase I used most as a student in Germany: “Ein grossa pommes bitta.” (Large fries, please!)
@drkknits Whaaaa? MAYO = THE BEST
@drkknits And now I’m nostalgic for German breakfasts. Rye bread with Nutella and a pile of cold cuts on the side? YES PLEASE.
@gilmae Awwww, she loves her Papa!
@msharp @poppiepack @canva As always. 🙂
@gilmae Does she ever roll over and show you her belleh? THAT’S LOVE.
@gilmae In my house, love = not eating someone’s face while they’re asleep. Clearly you have higher standards. 🙂
@gilmae Yes, @unlikelylibrary and I were giving @randomknits advice on the weekend. It’s a thing that looks a lot more fun than it is.
@gilmae You’ll see when you’re up to your elbow in pumpkin guts.
#frocktober day 7: rocking a crazy pink Op Shop classic! (Cameo by Maya, the @canva office… http://t.co/1VsIuUfDe8 http://t.co/aTxaSdhsz3
@YaniHornilla Haha, thanks. The colours are so awful, but I still love it!
Any of my sewing friends have the Colette Rooibos pattern? Thinking it might be suitable for a fabric I have!
RT @AnnaTarkov: IGN guy wonders why no women applied for a freelance opening. Someone helpfully explains. http://t.co/MRyNquhPtq
If you’re curious, I counted and I have 20 #frocktober dresses left that I like, plus a few more I like less.
Yes, that’s a lot of dresses.
@worldtableco I was making a joke about YOUR Twitter spam.
ARGH. Woke up and groggily spotted a notification on my lock screen as I grabbed my phone. And now I can’t find it ANYWHERE. What was it?!
@randomknits YES!!! Love it. 🙂
@willbonds Yeah, I think I’ve got too much muscle memory built up. Wouldn’t be a problem if Notification Center had them all. GAHHH.
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Shared today on Twitter
@monwulff @RiverCityLabs @StartupWeekend @Fishburners @DanSiepen We’ve had SheHacks in Sydney for 2 years now, and AWShineHack last month!
RT @campjsnews: So the sticker we are getting printed for CampJS VI is the newest kid on the block at http://t.co/nhMERFIgcK 🙂 http://t.co…
I just got another email from @DendySydney. At this point, I don’t think there’s any actual way to unsubscribe. https://t.co/CegrLlhjjy
I’m now forwarding my Dendy emails to @acmadotgov and marking as spam, since every attempt to unsubscribe has failed repeatedly.
RT @brian_sack: My 11-year old’s birthday card to me. #blessed http://t.co/URbZEQmmQa
@zachkitschke @theprojecttv Oh, sweet. I wasn’t sure if it was secret. I took a sneaky selfie (of course) but didn’t share. 🙂
RT @zachkitschke: Fun to have the team from @theprojecttv filming in the office today @ Canva https://t.co/gdduNizoBg
I took a sneaky selfie while @theprojecttv were filming at @canva today! http://t.co/mfgcCSImKy http://t.co/ea36ea5Uzh
In the queue at the doctor’s, standing well behind the lady with the shingles pamphlet…
@iamnotyourbroom @msharp I had no idea there were so many excellent shingle jokes to be made!
RT @MoominOfficial: <3 “@3andi13: My new #Moomin shoes! @MoominOfficial @karhuofficial http://t.co/H9JYfYJi4x”
@sebastiangrail @zachkitschke Apparently not for a week or so!
#frocktober day 6: feeling a little better! http://t.co/J5hobaGxZp http://t.co/yr5D5jfTS2
Another donation, and I’m 30% of the way to my #frocktober goal! You can donate to ovarian cancer research here: https://t.co/bsC4guObef
RT @ignitesydney: At the workshop for #IgniteSydney tonight. T-minus 2 weeks and counting! – Go @poppiepack and @lisaaharrison1!!
Movie stars Woody Harrelson and Owen Wilson back ‘on fire’ Aussie tech start-up Canva’s $15 million funding round http://t.co/PqoJNr3xFa
@rosepowell Yes! When do you officially start? So much cool stuff happening… 🙂
@JM77 @metaeaux We will! He starts very soon, I think. 🙂
.@worldtableco Does it do anything about spam replies on Twitter? 😉
On the weekend I sewed my first ever t-shirt: @grainlinestudio’s Lark Tee! http://t.co/HBu7fqvKCQ http://t.co/IomJsuxUIX
@drkknits Most Germans speak a bit of English and love to trot it out for practice. You’ll be fine.
@drkknits Another helpful (phonetic) phrase: “Bitta, vo ist dee Toiletta?” 🙂
Thank you so much to @nxdnz and @damana for donating! My #frocktober fundraising is now nearly halfway to goal! https://t.co/bsC4guwAmH
@everydayhero Thanks for the reminder. You need an automatic way to share to EH from Instagram! 🙂
Today’s frock is firmly in “Wacky Op Shop Grandma” territory.
And I’m not being age-ist. The Snook is fairly certain his grandma had this exact dress.
@sarah_liu Wait, are you and I the only speakers from Sydney that are doing Melbourne as well?!
Melbourne women – I’ll be speaking at this fantastic event in a few weeks! Hope to see you there. https://t.co/nuEu8lfHVF
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Lark Tee
Sydney is in the midst of a spate of really hot Spring weather, and something’s triggered a terrible allergy attack. I spent most of the long weekend lying on the couch moaning. Amazingly, I did manage to get some sewing done in spite of my streaming eyes and nose, mostly because I’d wisely booked in some friends to come over for a “crafternoon.” Behold the Lark Tee. Yes, it’s a v-neck t-shirt. I put in a lot more time, effort, and money than I would have to simply buy a similar shirt from Target. But dammit, I made it! And it’s not too bad. The fabric is some beautiful teal jersey I bought at The Fabric Store a while back, and I spent a long time hand-basting a line down a single rib so I could make sure I wasn’t cutting off-grain. (That’s why cheaply made shirts tend to twist on you.) The cutting took a lot longer than the actual sewing, to be honest. I stitched most of it together on my overlocker, only using my normal machine for the neckline and hems. Many thanks to Donna for her advice and moral support on the day–though it didn’t help that she was wearing her own (much nicer) version!
