Silky Prudence

[...] that I design and make all my products. I'm a knitter and crocheter and have a passion for vintage patterns which I love bringing up to date for all those fun-loving retro girls like me who harbour [...]

[...] or Fred Astaire...well, a girl can dream can't she? So my thoughts have been turning to vintage patterns and what I could make to add a bit of old-school Hollywood glamour to my wardrobe.  I found [...]

[...] ? Then why not pop along to the We Make Christmas fair and say hello! We Make London: Designer Feature Series: Meet Silky Prudence [...]

[...] along to the We Make Christmas fair and say hello! We Make London: Designer Feature Series: Meet Silky Prudence [...]

[...] crushes on Betty Page and wear their sweaters like Lana Turner.  My signature piece is a retro scarflette; Betty which has become a best seller, being sported on necks as far away as Sydney and [...]

[...] thoughts have been turning to vintage patterns and what I could make to add a bit of old-school Hollywood glamour to my wardrobe.  I found a pattern for the most darling of little tops that I fell in [...]

[...] just waiting for a project like this.  It's a whizz to knit up, even with the cute drop-stitch teardrop pattern and I got the back done in just a couple of evenings.  I have a feeling it [...]

[...] that the sizing was probably a little smaller than today's measurements, I plumped for a dk merino blend that I had lying around in my stash just waiting for a project like this.  It's a whizz to [...]

This is me... 1.  In Chinese Astrology I'm a Wood Rabbit. 2. I always have to have two cups of tea in the morning to get me going. 3.  I can't ab [...]

One thing I love about being young, free and single?  Arranging a girlie break at the drop of a hat and getting out of London for a few days! Next w [...]