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Guest blog – Karine from French Guiana
4 Nov 2016

Guest blog – Karine from French Guiana

by fabrickated | posted in: Guest blog, SWAP | 14

I have known Karine, through the internet, for a couple of years. She joined in SWAP last year and she sews with Lutterloh patterns. She is also an interesting and funny woman, and has very kindly provided the blog post … Continued

cotton, French Guiana, linings, Lutterloh, tropical climate
Creating painted silk fabric
10 Nov 2014

Creating painted silk fabric

by fabrickated | posted in: Fabric printing, SWAP, WIP (work in progress) | 5

Since discovering the joy of painting on silk I have often prepared painted silk linings for my projects. I thought I might make a hand painted silk blouse as part of my SWAP this year. My main colour way is … Continued

Bloomsbury, blouse, linings, silk, silk painting, SWAP 2015, Vanessa Bell
A tried and tested pattern – Butterick B4386
22 Sep 2014

A tried and tested pattern – Butterick B4386

by fabrickated | posted in: Finished projects | 7

I have made this pattern five times, two for me and three for Esme. It’s not a very special pattern. It’s just a one-piece dress. A friend of mine who is a professional dress designer laughed when I used the … Continued

Butterick B4386, linings, TNT, tried and tested

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