Wow what a crazy busy school holiday period. Auckland, Queenstown, Texas Qld, Gold Coast and of course back home in Brisbane. I will be live again each week to hand sew pockets squares/bandanas/scarves with you. Chatting live with you which I just love. 👋 See you soon.

Yesterday I was at the Texas Art Gallery - a tiny community run gallery, where I grew up. This was a display of the most exquisite little dresses with beautiful embroidery and smocking and handmade lace from the 1930s to the 50s. Jane Henry, the curator, was perplexed as to how to display these garments so went across to the newsagent, bought a roll of brown paper, stuck it to the wall and then hung the dresses. What started to happen was people writing little notes with pencil next to the dresses. An expression of appreciation and awe.

Created using the 5 Colour Method. These colours come from the Fabric Formula’s Neutral colour type.

These are my reasons why I think making something, like a pocket square, is a valuable thing to do.

Queenstown is a beautiful town and I highly recommend visiting - any time of the year. The adventure capital of the world, we have squeezed a few of those adventures in. Here is a quick video outside our AirBnB overlooking Lake Wakatipu. Now share where you are right now. It doesn’t need to be a breath taking view - just a pick of where you are.