Making Life more Beautiful
I loved my first Purl Alpaca jersey (sorry for going on about it but I wear it all the time – soft, light, warm and such a gorgeous colour) so much that I decided to make another Kari-Helene design. At the Knitting … Continued
Before the SWAP rules were announced I had a rough idea of a capsule wardrobe for Gus, consisting of 11 items: Shirt Long sleeved T shirt High waisted jeans Corduroys Smart shorts Casual trousers Tailored jacket Bomber jacket Alpaca “Lore” … Continued
Last weekend I posted my first toile for Gus, made up from a 1940s Sports jacket pattern: Weldon 2253. It wasn’t very good, as you can see below. But I had lots of confidence that I could work on the … Continued
Just before we go into SWAP (which may turn out to be all about Gus) I thought I would make something nice for me. I found a pattern by Lanvin-Castillo, who is not a double barrelled designer, but the name … Continued
I bought a lovely old jacket pattern on eBay. Weldons (“For a wide choice of simple styles”) was formed in 1879 and was Britain’s first major pattern company. It seems to associate menswear with pipe smoking, but these nice patterns … Continued
Thank you for you feedback on the colour scheme I chose for Gus last week. This is what he said: “Great stuff. I like it and would wear all of it. The bomber jacket you’ve put there is the exact one … Continued
I’m a fifty-something woman working in high tech in Seattle, where the dress code is casual and the culture youthful (and where there are, as in is most tech companies, fewer than 20% women in product development). As a result, … Continued
I have been describing my progress at my Draping on the Stand class. This is my 14th post – and I am glad to report I have by finally achieved a degree of competence. Now, in my third term, with a few years … Continued
I have already done two terms of draping – firstly dresses and secondly skirts. In the first term I only made the one item – the marvellous circle dress. But skirts were a bit easier, and I already knew the basics … Continued
This marvellous 1993 Mario Testino photograph of Christy Turlington, dressed head to toe in Vivienne Westwood, is so evocative, beautiful and brilliant. The stripey feather in the soft, shapely cap; the stick she holds at another angle; the mad jazz … Continued
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