The darned Dino lace skirt is finished (but..)
Well that was a bit of a challenge! I can’t say I have ever made a lace skirt before, but (now I know what I know) I will definitely try again. This one is not very well made. It is … Continued
Guest blog: Rachel’s Goodyer’s sewing journey
You may remember that Rachel wrote to me asking what patterns would be good for a beginner. I, and a number of others, made some suggestions. Well Rachel recently got in touch again, with some photographs of how she has been … Continued
The purple dress (based on an H&M dress)
I have had an interesting, and in many ways surprising, experience. I bought a dirty pink dress in the H&M sale for £5. I ripped it apart and used the front and back pieces as a pattern. I added a … Continued
New, Improved, Crowd-sourced Vogue 7133 dress
I often make up garments twice, or more often. If a garment suits you and fits well, why not make it again? I think this is especially the case when you have done a whole set of alterations to make … Continued
Finishing the circle dress
This is the first time I have designed a dress through the modelling on the stand approach. In fact it is probably the first dress I ever “designed”. I have made patterns to my own design before but generally these … Continued
Vogue 7133 – making up the dress
In a previous post I used this dress pattern as an example of what it makes sense to do before you start to actually make a garment. Having written the post I thought I might as well make the dress. … Continued
Getting the knives out
Finally I finished my knives dress. You made many helpful suggestions. I should have followed them. Especially Mrs Mole’s one of putting four darts into this dress. I didn’t take her advice. I did use red bias binding, which I … Continued
Thai Fisherman’s Trousers
When we went to Thailand I discovered Thai Fisherman’s Trousers. Here are some pictures of the type of thing. The ones I brought back were in slightly heavier cotton, and I have worn them a lot; around the house, for … Continued
Topstitching the yellow summer jacket (Vogue 7133)
Once my Vogue 7133 jacket was lined and had bias strips attached at the hems, and the hemming was complete, I thought about topstitching. It’s been fairly long project and there is a sense of “oh no, another stage to complete”. Karen … Continued
Lino printing on a summer T shirt
Some of my all time favourite T-shirts come from Primark. Made in Romania or Poland these cotton with Lycra T-shirts are a tight fit (which I like), wash and wash without shrinkage or piling. Normally £2-£3 each, they come in … Continued
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