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W. Bill is no more (but maybe you can get some of their cloth)
9 Sep 2015

W. Bill is no more (but maybe you can get some of their cloth)

by fabrickated | posted in: Designing, History of fashion, Shop Review | 12

The firm W Bill was founded by William Bill in 1846, in Mold, North Wales. Originally WIlliam Bill specialised in blankets and Welsh flannels, but they soon branched out into tweeds and later into the finest cashmeres. Initially using tweed … Continued

coat, hand woven, menswear, Misan, suit, tweed, W Bill, wool
Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.21
28 Mar 2015

Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.21

by fabrickated | posted in: Finished projects | 12

Making another Pencil skirt – for the Roland Mouret Squiggle suit To match my Roland Mouret Kimono jacket I wanted to make a plain skirt that would co-ordinate with it, but might also work with my Fuchsia and navy jackets. … Continued

Grey, pink, Roland Mouret, suit, SWAP 2015, wool
Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.16
21 Feb 2015

Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.16

by fabrickated | posted in: Finished projects, SWAP, WIP (work in progress) | 12

Now I have a nice Fuchsia jacket, using Simplicity 7305,  I needed to use the remaining fabric for a skirt to match. Although there is one in the pattern it is just a A line skirt block pattern and not quite … Continued

1960s skirt suit, hand painted lining, lining, pink, Simplicity 7305, skirt, suit, SWAP 2015, Vogue 7379, wool
Style advice for the larger politician – Eric Pickles
2 Jan 2015

Style advice for the larger politician – Eric Pickles

by fabrickated | posted in: Style advice | 3

In the next three posts on politicians I will look at someone who is bigger than average, Eric Pickles, a particularly slim one, Jim Murphy, and then Nicolas Sarkozy, who is a smaller man. I will try to give some … Continued

braces, Eric Pickles, larger, men, muted, overweight, shirt, suit, tie
Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.7
20 Dec 2014

Sewing with a Plan 2015 0.7

by fabrickated | posted in: Style advice, SWAP, WIP (work in progress) | 5

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

Charcoal, mix and match, pink, skirt, suit, SWAP 2015, trousers

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