I’ve made some more things to add to my little make12/capsule wardrobe…. I think I got this rather smallish scrap of very nice damask upholstery fabric from my friend N when she cleared out her stash… I fell in love…
Tag: pocket
adding the almighty pocket
So, recently I’ve been on a bit of a pocket binge. You see, one has a phone which has rapidly become the ruler of one’s Life, and one has decided that this little autocrat needs to be on one’s person…
a pretty outfit (cielo and sixtine)
So I made an oh-so pretty, fluttery, flower-strewn outfit of the most perfectly spring-worthy persuasion! but wait… am I not currently still on the downwards slope to the dark dank pit of winter? well yes, so we are just barely…
Elementary, my dear Sherlock
Yes, I know; a complete mis-quote of an already mis-quote… *braces oneself for outraged Holmes enthusiasts* But wot is this new thing I’m wearing ‘ere then?! Is it a jacket…? no, a cape…? some tweedy, distinctly Holmes-esque thing, somehow exuding…
kangaroo paws… and making a skirt with a side pocket opening; a tutorial
I made a new skirt using a pretty special piece of fabric… there’s a little story behind it. It’s a handprinted organic cotton/hemp from Ink & Spindle with a really lovely kangaroo paw motif; designed by Lara Cameron and handprinted in…
side seam with inset strip and bound-edge inseam pocket; a tutorial
btw this fabric here is fulfilling a long held dream of mine…. a Marimekko dress!! print is Pieni Unikko 2, 100% cotton, available here… yes, you can get Marimekko fabric in Australia! More details on the dress in a future post to come… 🙂 Also,…
gathered pocket; a tutorial
This gathered pocket sits inside and at the side edge of a loose-fitting garment such as an unfitted dress or tunic top, and can be adapted to go in a loose, flowy skirt also. It is best suited to lightweight fabrics. Firstly, making the pattern…
welt pocket in a shearling coat
SO! I’m currently making a shearling jacket to take to our much anticipated trip to snowier climes, coming up v v soon… eeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I can’t wait!! Anyway, I’ve put a couple of welt-like pockets in, and found it necessary to devise a…
