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Mahna Mahna

By bessworks | Published: March 11, 2013
I’ve been drowned in work of late but I took some time out to tinker with type at the weekend, I thought the lyrics from Piero Umiliani’s Mah Nà Mah Nà song (I got the song stuck in my head and figured I shouldn’t be the only one) would make a great pattern. I like it [...]
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Some black background patterns:

By bessworks | Published: January 7, 2013
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Walking dictionary

By bessworks | Published: December 28, 2012
I need to start collecting words/definitions out of the dictionary again, to be made into a print to go onto a stretch cotton sateen, or possibly a wool challis. Then I can make a walking dictionary dress Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]
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Playing with my new toy

By bessworks | Published: December 27, 2012
I was given an iPad for Christmas*, I have been playing with an app called Paper by 53 which is fab. I’m using it to sketch out ideas which I keep meaning to make but Life & Job seam to distract me from. Whilst sketchbooks will never lose their charm, the convenience of this app [...]
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The Perils of a Control Freak

By bessworks | Published: June 29, 2012
Some years ago I thought I really must re-do the Stone Fabrics website as it was dated and not entirely user friendly, it took me this long to get there, I wanted to give up NUMEROUS times. I tried to get some far more qualified people to do it, but monetary/aesthetic/practical reasons… and just plain bloody [...]
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Fashion is merely…

By bessworks | Published: December 10, 2011
…a form of ugliness so unbearable that we are compelled  to alter it every six months. Oscar Wilde     Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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bag design (mostly not mine)

By bessworks | Published: December 7, 2011
SOLAR POWERED I like the concept but I don’t like the bag. Found HERE     TYVEK I love Tyvek. I like it when it’s new and I like it when it’s older, going a bit fluffy and all creased up. It’s a good ‘honest’ material. Found HERE     SERIF It’s simple. It has [...]
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Quote of the day: The Pretending Layer

By bessworks | Published: December 6, 2011
That’s the pretending layer. The layer you add when you’ve solved the important problems, made the thing work properly and seamlessly. It’s the extra bit. The things I love the most have a pretending layer, so they’re not just for the practical me, they’re for the imaginary me. (Russell Davies)   I am in constant [...]
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animated robin:

By bessworks | Published: November 29, 2011
Awwwwwww! He’s lovely! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
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Batmen and Robin (the evolution of a Christmas card)

By bessworks | Published: November 29, 2011
It’s that time of year again (in case you hadn’t noticed). The theme started as ‘birdies’. I might have a bit of a birdy obsession at the moment. I decided on robins because of the red bit. Obviously I would pick the birdy with a red bit. Proceedings started shakily. I don’t know what those colours [...]
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