Month: October 2005
Malli’s Wedding
Malli is the Sinhalese word for "little brother", and that’s Fahim’s brother’s nickname in the family. And…
Tuesday, 4 October 2005
More on Salusala
I have to clarify – the Salusala store we were in used to, years and years ago,…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
Salt & Vinegar & Setting Colors
Not words you’d normally think of that belong in the same sentence, eh? I forgot to consider…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
Books on Dressmaking
Yeah, I’ve thought about having someone send it to me. Since my sister will be leaving so…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
Silk from Salusala
The really nice silk I saw and fell in love with was probably at $2.35 a yard…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
Silk. Handwashable?
From information that I found, it seems that silk is dry clean only (most of the time…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
Fabric Shopping a Success! Now for Dressmaking Books . . .
So*, we went shopping yesterday. First stop was at Vijitha Yapa’s, the biggest bookstore in the country,…
Saturday, 1 October 2005
