Making Life more Beautiful
Galina gave me the pattern for her kimono-style jacket. I had a look at photographs of the original Yamamoto suit (her inspiration) to discover more about the construction techniques and ideal fabric choices. Observations main seam (across back and down … Continued
Construction notes Collar Once the first fitting was complete I permanently stitched the side seams, unpicked and resewed the side back seams taking the jacket in at the hip area. To add a little ease in the waist rather than … Continued
Combinations The SWAP contest requires that all the garments go together. While there are three “sets” here, which stand alone, the three “wildcards” are garments which work with the three sets. Also I have designed my collection as a “wardrobe” … Continued
Three years ago I went to see an amazing exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, featuring the works of Yohji Yamamoto, who I had never heard of before. We were lucky enough to see one of the catwalk shows … Continued
My pattern (Simplicity 100) is quite a small size (32″ bust, 34″ hips). While I anticipated the fit at the shoulder and neckline would be fine, ease, styling and other factors often mean a pattern will make up bigger than … Continued
The pattern I assumed this was a late 1950s pattern, due to the styling. However once I opened the envelope I found a piece of newspaper, used for the front facing. A little detective work showed this to be from … Continued
Progress to date Sewing with a Plan requires five tops three bottoms three wildcards all of which have to work together I am getting closer to finalising the plan. I would like to toile garments 5, 6 and 8, but … Continued
I have already blogged about the top I made in this fabric. This post explains how I printed the cloth. But first a word about beetles. My Mother and Jenny had an “uggh” reaction to the beetles, which is understandable … Continued
Have you ever bought an item from a charity shop because you like the fabric, and then remodelled it into something completely different? Recently I bought some nice old embroidered antimacassars from Cancer Research. Antimacassars used to be draped over … Continued
I had a go at making the Ball Shaped Accordion (jabara) sleeve. This is featured on the cover of Tomoko Nakamichi’s Pattern Magic 2. Isn’t that pretty? Here is some inspiration. I saw this jug in a Seville museum and … Continued
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