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Ticking Yearly Goal Lists & whatnots…

The rising price of everything is no longer funny! So, asides from the joys of creativity, it would be doubly-fun & smart to reduce one’s spending budget on clothes by making one’s clothes.

I’d love to help you tick “Acquire DIY Sewing Skills” off your goals list for 2021. Join the Beginner Sewing Course this November, a one-month training workshop designed to help absolute beginners learn how to construct & sew staple garments and create a capsule wardrobe.

Best wishes,

‘Nedoux

Savings + Slayings? Yes ma’am!

The “interwebs” is indeed the gift that keeps on giving, it is indisputably both a bottomless pit of creative inspiration and freebie access to instructional information. Well, the way pockets and economies are set up this roller coaster-ish 2020, nifty handy skills have come in handy for coin-saving missions.

I really enjoyed embarking on this particular “Inspiration vs. Creation” adventure. Do watch!

Best wishes,

Nedoux…

Original Yellow Sisi

A friend and I were visiting Cape Town. By the end of a day spent doing touristy things, we were tired and quite desperate to hop into a taxi and get some rest.

We had a bit of difficulty finding a taxi stand, so we decided to ask a kind-faced South African lady.

The following conversation ensued:

Us: Hello, where can we find a Cab |KAB|, please?

Her: *puzzled look* Cab? |KAB|

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Bones and a Beach.

You know how one prays feverishly that last hour before midnight on New Year’s eve? Thankfully counting their blessings, mentally reviewing the to-do list for the just-concluded year, and making determined plans for the about-to-start year?

Yes, that was me on the 31st of December 2018.

Two weeks later, I was wrapped firmly in a cast and armed with 2 steel crutches. A freak accident, that I don’t like to recount, happened. It’s a difficult memory, you see. Well, it left me with 2 fractures in my right foot. The x-ray report called it a Fifth Metatarsal fracture.

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Racing for Good…

Picture this! 30 volunteers racing with one goal.

Goal. 200 garments for less privileged children (Your mission, should you choose to accept it 😀 )

Squad. Cutters, Pinners, Pressers and Sewers.

Strategy. The Cutters do their bit and pass on to the Pinners. The Pinners do their bit and pass on to the Sewers. The Sewers do their bit and pass on to the Pressers.

*loud whistle sound* ARE. YOU. READY? Let the Sewing Marathon begin! Read More…

Stitched

Sew, one finally took the plunge and did this. The fear of my mild stutter held me back for so long. Well, I broke free and did it regardless of the requisite many takes that you’ll never see while gazing at the bright wall decor and signature red lips.

I’ve learned that perfection is overrated, what truly matters is one’s genuine passion to inspire and remind others to be more, learn more and do more.

Stitched with Nedoux- Season One is a collection of 7 fun videos that demystify sewing with easy steps. Do watch and acquire valuable skills, kindly subscribe to the Nedoux Sews YouTube Channel

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Sew Seeds of Love

The Nedoux Sewing Club and The Bloom Tribe would love to introduce the “Sew Seeds of Love Project”; a purposeful collaboration aimed at donating tailored clothes to less-privileged children.

Most children from less privileged communities, especially those in orphanages, typically receive hand-me-downs. Very rarely do they know the joys of wearing brand new never-been-worn-before clothes. Every child deserves to have clothes specially made or bought for them.

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I said it before, I’ll say it again

I like to think that words hold each other’s hands like best friends, it seems like a reasonable explanation for the spasms that sometimes visit when I open my mouth to speak; the uncontrollable repetition of words joined side-by-side not unlike Siamese twins.

There are days when save for its reluctant shadow, I am convinced that my stutter has left me. Days when I am smug that I don’t miss it as much as it must miss me. Days when I am pleasantly surprised that our destinies weren’t as intertwined as they seemed after all.

Then, there are those days when it comes back and settles down comfortably onto the couch that is my tongue, like it never left at all, and I simply carry on with indifference. It is what it is.

When I was younger, the repetitions made me self-conscious, the thought of addressing unfamiliar people made my blood freeze even before my vocal cords froze. I was anxious because I stuttered and I stuttered because I was anxious. If a snake swallows its own tail…

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Sewistas unite!

If I had to list 5 things that I’m very thankful for, my sewing skills would definitely fall within the top 3. It’s a truly beautiful skill that has enabled me to build my wardrobe in a budget-friendly way, and also discover interesting angles to my personal style. The most rewarding aspect is being able to share this skill with other people.

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Blassion- Event Recap

Blassion was intended to be a meet and greet event for bloggers and aspiring bloggers, but one with a meaningful purpose. We wanted the participants to network and inspire each other by sharing their blogging experiences, challenges and triumphs.

The day started with a heavy, unrelenting downpour of rain which concerned me at first, then I decided to be optimistic by telling myself that the heavens were crying tears of joy because the event was finally happening.