Making Life more Beautiful
This post has been sitting in my drafts folder for ages. I feel it’s time has come. Tonight my friend Marianna is coming round to help me and a few others do a bit of fitting. I discovered her blog … Continued
I used to shop in charity shops all the time, especially when I was in my late teens and twenties. Then you could pick up a flapper dress, heavily embroidered and beaded; silk chiffon 1940s tea dresses and silk satin … Continued
Joyce asked for news from the Lake front. Work is progressing well. The cedar cladding is being created and attached to the walls of the second floor “sky deck” – flat roof garden. The cedar is cut by the carpenter … Continued
Before my recent holiday I started a discussion about the casual/weekend/retirement wardrobe. And what interesting comments you made. Annie mentioned that she likes to “keep workwear and weekend wear separate as much as I can, a hangup from a ‘Sunday Best’ … Continued
Inspiration You may remember the 6Nap challenge launched by Sew2Pro. A dozen or so seamstresses from all over the world – America, Canada, France, London and Birmingham are committed to making a version by early next month. I have already … Continued
I explained how to make a contour guide pattern. This post shows you how to use it! I set myself the challenge of making a pattern similar to this 1969 YSL evening halter neck from Vogue Paris Originals 2093. Analysing the … Continued
I got some very nice feedback for my first off the shoulder dress, and provided some information about how I have developed the design. You may remember the toile for the off the shoulder princess line dress with an attached … Continued
I am a day late with my posting, but we just got back from Italy. We needed a break and had a wonderful time, walking along the Amalfi coast, in the south west of Italy. Based in a small, family … Continued
Introduction I already wrote a post about this but I got a few requests to explain it better. Today I will describe how to make one. Next week I will describe how to use it. Do I need one? This … Continued
My daughter had been looking for a sober, navy, knee length, short-sleeved formal dress. In a slim size 6. She had ordered a dress or two online and sent them back. I offered to make her one, knowing that the … Continued
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