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Cathy van Abbe
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Time flies…
Wow, has this year flown by! I can't believe it's been ten months since my last post. It has been my busiest year to date, with bigger...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jan 10, 20221 min read
Bye bye 2021... 2022 here I come!
Should I turn over a new leaf and blog more regularly? I CAN NOT believe the last time I did was in May, MAY! Well maybe that's because...
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Cathy van Abbe
May 21, 20211 min read
Settling in...
I've been having a lovely time settling in to my new workroom, it's been a joy. I feel so much more organised than before and I was...
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Cathy van Abbe
Apr 23, 20211 min read
The Big Move!
It's been a bit of a week.... I've moved my workroom to a new space. It was epic getting my table top up the stairs and in the room...
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Cathy van Abbe
Mar 13, 20211 min read
Cushion love and lots of delays...
It's been a really relaxing week, the first in more than half a year! I've been happily immersed in making lots of different cushions...
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Cathy van Abbe
Feb 14, 20211 min read
Half Term Looms Large!
I see hearts today... it's Valentine's Day which, for me, arrives one day after my other half's birthday, which arrives one day after my...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jan 29, 20211 min read
Mega fitting and more TV work!
Lots on this week, with a fitting of some venetian blinds at the beginning of the week and a mega fitting of three pairs of curtains at a...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jan 15, 20211 min read
Making for a load for a TV show, rather than watching a load!
This week I've been making three pairs of voile curtains for a new television show called 'The Offenders', by Stephen Merchant. I get a...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Well 2021 has started with a bang!
What a way to start 2021. Only eight days in and we have lockdown v.3 (home schooling again!), the breaching of Capitol Hill and I'm off...
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Cathy van Abbe
Dec 22, 20201 min read
And that's a wrap for 2020! (thank god)
What a year! We'll not see one like it again. Or at least I blooming hope not! I mean, who would have thunk it? I have to admit that I...
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Cathy van Abbe
Oct 23, 20201 min read
When Your Office is a Park Bench - But a Private Park Bench!
This week has been busy again, finishing off two pairs of roman blinds for a stunning home in East Dulwich and with new orders coming in...
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Cathy van Abbe
Oct 16, 20201 min read
Happy Hexagons...
I just love this fabric from Scion... especially in this colour way but then I would, wouldn't I?! It was great to see this blind in its...
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Cathy van Abbe
Sep 25, 20201 min read
The dreaded C-Word...
Yes, I've gone there! But only because two people have already enquired about Christmas masks. So I've taken delivery of about 30...
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Cathy van Abbe
Sep 13, 20201 min read
Cushion Creations...
It's been all about cushions lately! Three clients in a row all with very different requirements so it's been lovely to get on with them...
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Cathy van Abbe
Aug 21, 20201 min read
A busy ol' week!
It's been pretty a pretty busy week but a good one! I also became a year older which isn't favourable but I was spoilt rotten and had a...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jul 22, 20201 min read
It's all kicking off...
Things have become really busy in the last few weeks, hence no blogging, so this will be a quick one! The new government directive that...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jun 26, 20201 min read
Finally got to hang them....
I finally was able to install two sets of silk curtains with matching valance to this master bedroom. It was what has kept me busy...
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Cathy van Abbe
Jun 8, 20201 min read
Masks to be Made Compulsory on Public Transport!
Well have I been busy! The new directive regarding the wearing of masks on public transport has boosted sales enormously and I have been...
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Cathy van Abbe
May 27, 20201 min read
Mask making a go-go!
It's become a busy old ten days! Using a high-tech Ecomask fabric from France, I have set up a side-line in mask making and it's been a...
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Cathy van Abbe
May 10, 20201 min read
Pattern making preparations...
I'm busy making a curtain valance today and as it is made-to-measure it requires a lot of pattern making. I like to use brown packing...
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