My GBSB Quick Sew challenge
I had this idea, after watching a few episodes of the Great British Sewing Bee on my iPlayer, that I might try to sew against the clock. On GBSB they usually get three hours to make a garment. I asked … Continued
Designing a Kimono-sleeved jacket
The brief The sorry saga of the jacket I chose as the centre piece of my Sewing with a Plan (SWAP) challenge meant I was determined to fix on an alternative before the New Year. So for the last few … Continued
Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.8
OK, Planning complete. Well, as complete as it is going to be. The Christmas festivities are over and I am ready to make a start. Garment 4 I had decided to start with Garment 4 – the grey, tailored jacket. … Continued
Kimono – what do you know?
Introduction How would you describe modern Japanese fashion? Architectural, folded, structural, challenging, monochromatic, deconstructed? However you look at it, I think it is important to see its roots in the Kimono. A kimono, the quintessential traditional Japanese garment, is made from … Continued
Yamamoto jacket – testing Galina’s pattern
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
Kimono sleeve – a yellow dress
This old pattern, with its “seamed to slim” promise was probably linked to a newspaper or magazine in the early 1960s. The number seems to suggest that the company had already produced 9247 patterns before this one came out, but … Continued