Making Life more Beautiful
Some time ago my friend and fellow Board member Linde Carr lent me a lovely book by Colette Wolff, The Art of Manipulating Fabric. It’s a comprehensive book, rather scholarly, and presented entirely in black and white with each sample … Continued
I recently read an article about Olivier Saillard’s sensational fashion show, where he took cheap cotton T-shirts and transformed them – with twisting and draping, pleating and stitching – to create a new sensation. Saillard has only come to designing … Continued
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
One thing that struck me during #MeMadeMay was that while I dress up during my working week my first choice at the weekend is super casual. I had to try hard to incorporate “me made” at the weekend. This is … Continued
I remember a post years back, before I started blogging, where Jay wrote about what she didn’t think it was worth sewing. Is there anything you wouldn’t bother making, because it is too much fuss, or you find it too hard, … Continued
Some of my all time favourite T-shirts come from Primark. Made in Romania or Poland these cotton with Lycra T-shirts are a tight fit (which I like), wash and wash without shrinkage or piling. Normally £2-£3 each, they come in … Continued
Introduction With a passable pair of purple running shorts, my attention turned to making a matching work-out top. Design and Pattern cutting For running and the gym I usually wear a sports bra, cut like a crop top. This is … Continued
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