Hello! I’ve made a new slip; which looks superficially rather plain and boring, belying the hours of of care that has been lavished upon it, haha! Bias hemlines! aaaaugh! *insert Munchian scream here* Pattern; the Ruby slip, designed by Sheryll…
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some random tips for sewing lingerie
There are a bajillion great posts out there with good tips for sewing lingerie; hopefully this one is adding one or two new pieces of info into the pot… Pattern pieces: If your pattern pieces are half ones it’s well…
reversible infinity, or twist, dress
I love working out convoluted construction puzzles in the process of sewing something and this new dress ticked that box very nicely. It looks kinda plain upon first glance, but it’s actually based upon a very unusual twisted design by Anita,…
making felt from fleece
Hello! So furthering onward with my one year one outfit adventures, I thought I would put together a post on my other efforts so far… I have also been making my fabric for the other components of my outfit. Yes,…
adding lining to a skirt; some tips
Plenty of skirt patterns do not come with separate pieces nor instructions for adding a lining to the skirt. And often you want a lining; particularly in a winter skirt that you wish to wear with tights. In a nutshell:…
watercolour silk dress
I’ve made a new dress 🙂 Every year, my friends give me a Fabulous Fabrics voucher for my birthday; aaaah! they know me so well…! 🙂 and last year I spent it on this gorgeous, water-colour-y silk charmeuse. And have…
Caramel suede cardigan/jacket
o hello 🙂 I’ve made a suede cardigan for myself, or is it a jacket? The pattern says “jacket” but I tend to think of jackets as being kinda involved, time-consuming things to make, with lining and so forth. While…
More on sewing knit bands
eleynagomez asked how I made the thumbhole bands on my Nettie bodysuit, thank you so much for asking! I didn’t take any pictures while I was making the real thing but I sat down this weekend and ran up a…
