Making Life more Beautiful
When we went to Thailand I discovered Thai Fisherman’s Trousers. Here are some pictures of the type of thing. The ones I brought back were in slightly heavier cotton, and I have worn them a lot; around the house, for … Continued
I bought a nice pair of silk trousers in the Topshop sale. They were a good fit, cheap, made out of heavy silk, but the colour – a slightly pink cream – was not very nice. I thought I could … Continued
The Demented Fairy (here in a glorious velvet wedding jacket), sent me fabric for Jungle January. In the package was 2m of glamorous, silky, slightly stretchy satin in blue snow leopard. It positively glows. I decided to use this fabric … Continued
Let’s start with the theory. Trousers look best on tall, slim leggy women. However this body shape looks great in just about anything. Trousers have the effect of outlining the bottom, stomach, thighs and legs. A skirt on the other … Continued
My trouser experiments continue. My daughter took a fancy to the trousers I have been making, and asked for a pattern so she could start to make her own trousers. Fitting notes I used the same Burda pattern I had … Continued
I have been doing what Corecouture calls “forensic” work on trouser styles and patterns. It might be a bit of an overstatement, but my view is if you want to wear trousers you have to get the style, fit, proportions … Continued
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
Progress to date Sewing with a Plan requires five tops three bottoms three wildcards all of which have to work together I am getting closer to finalising the plan. I would like to toile garments 5, 6 and 8, but … Continued
I hadn’t anticipated this. While planning my winter wardrobe for the SWAP challenge, my mind has turned to trousers. This year I may create three or four pairs of trousers and not a single skirt! Currently I rarely wear trousers … Continued
Shorts, for me, will always be associated with family beach holidays in Abersoch, Wales. My cousin Jane and I wore funny swim suits made with nylon and shirring elastic. We both had cropped hair, and did lots of dangerous jumping … Continued
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