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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jan 10, 20221 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
May 21, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Apr 23, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Mar 13, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Feb 14, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jan 29, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jan 8, 20211 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Dec 22, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Oct 23, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Oct 16, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Sep 25, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Sep 13, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Aug 21, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jul 22, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jun 26, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
Jun 8, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
May 27, 20201 min read
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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...
Cathy van Abbe
May 10, 20201 min read
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