Another Man Jumper
I mentioned I was trying to knit a jumper for my husband Nick, having practised on my son Gus. Here are the issues with knitting for men Much bigger bodies Need more yarn and time to complete Men’s bodies are … Continued
Finishing the Carolyn Crocheted skirt
Phew! Having created a piece of fabric from over 100 little crocheted squares, each in three colours, I finally joined them together. If you do this – for a blanket or a garment – I used the following method. Sewing … Continued
The “Sloper” turtle neck, sleeveless jumper knitalong
I recently posted my knitting plans, and I have made good progress. I said I would make a petrol blue Heavenly sweater a dark green cashmere sweater a brown and green Holsten (just started, but it’s brown and mauve now) … Continued
Corduroy – suitable for men, women and children
Apparently corduroy started life as a type of Fustian. I remember clearly reading about both fabrics in one of my GCE O level books, The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy. The man was of fine figure, swarthy, and stern … Continued
1963 Lanvin-Castillo Vogue 1213
I wanted to make up Vogue Paris Original 1213 – a 1963 Lanvin-Castillo pattern I bought on the internet. Unfortunately it had a piece missing from the jacket (side front panel), but the pattern was relatively inexpensive and the seller refunded … Continued
Desginer Stitch Lena Pants
Ann from Designer Stitch recently contacted me and offered me one of her patterns, free. Ann, from Australia, has some really nice summer dresses. However when she got in touch I was considering trouser styles for my casual wardrobe and … Continued
A sister for Lorelle
Thank you for all the warm reactions to my first, ever, sweater. The Purl Alpaca Lorelle, designed by Kari-Helene Rane. I like it so much I have been wearing it nearly everyday. Now my son Gus says he would like … Continued
The Sew Over It Molly T shirt
Last week I did a review of Lisa Comfort’s Paris weekend pattern e-book. I mentioned that I liked the look of the T-shirt. Since then Karen from Did you make that? has made three versions of the dress. I couldn’t see … Continued
Developing the draped bustle skirt Part 2
I explained in Part 1 how I started to develop a bustle back skirt using some green lining fabric. This was an interesting experiment, but I wanted to make the prototype in fabric and wear it. I am still having … Continued
Shift dress with a side fold
Last week I posted my draping on the stand progress. I mentioned that rather than a skirt I wanted to make a shift dress. Here is the inspiration picture again (isn’t it lovely?) I used a simple, yoked shift dress, … Continued