Making Life more Beautiful
A few months ago fellow blogger Stephanie mentioned she had read a book on tidiness – The Life Changing Magic of Tidying. Then Anna Catt, a work colleague, offered me her copy to read. What did I learn? I learnt a … Continued
I have a basic, as yet unfinished, plain sleeveless navy silk dress. It is incredibly boring and safe. It is also a bit dark for my complexion, although I find sleeveless can work as there is a fair expanse of … Continued
I’m a little bit fed up today. My first dripping damask experiments had gone so well – it literally took me about 90 minutes from conception to satisfaction. I had the idea, I decided on a technique, I gave it … Continued
One of things about textile printing is that is sometimes nice to create an absence of colour. You can obviously bleach fabric and get some interesting effects. For this project I used a product called Discharge Paste. Not a nice … Continued
Having spent forever on the Nina Ricci suit I crave a quick project. Instead of making a coat with my Roland Mouret fabric I will make a lined suit. Obviously a coat and a jacket are equally time consuming, but … Continued
Let’s review my Sewing with a Plan. When this jacket is finished I will have the following completed garments towards my wardrobe of 11. Pink jacket Pink skirt Grey beetle top Grey jacket Grey skirt Green overblouse Turquoise silk shirt … Continued
I am a little behind but I have started to make the jacket for my charcoal (or it is navy?) suit. Pattern and design This is an elegant, lined, collarless, cropped jacket with neck, waist and front bands, no side … Continued
You have already seen the skirt-on-a-camisole. Today I introduce -The Overblouse. The idea of this overblouse is to fit over the camisole and complement the skirt. In line with my charcoal/magenta/turquoise colour scheme I bought two metres of emerald-green wool … Continued
Here are some shots from the Roland Mouret RTW show A/W 2014/15. Both of these fabrics were available at Simply Fabrics in Brixton at different times. I bought the pink one, which I think is gorgeous. I just love the … Continued
Now I have a nice Fuchsia jacket, using Simplicity 7305, I needed to use the remaining fabric for a skirt to match. Although there is one in the pattern it is just a A line skirt block pattern and not quite … Continued
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