I’ve made another little cardigan… the last, I promise! for at least a little while! I didn’t really need another one but I said I’d thought of yet another little way the construction of this design could be improved? naturally I just…
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tie-front cardigan from a Tshirt pattern; a brief tutorial
Remember recently I made a little paprika cardigan? and I wasn’t super happy with my construction technique of the fronts and could visualise a far better method of getting that front edge nice and neat … well, of course I could not…
Mississippi Avenue
I’ve made a little sundress for myself 🙂 in very fine, light handkerchief-grade linen from Fabulous Fabrics, deep browny/olive green. I asked my husband how to describe the colour and he replied immediately “Sherman tank”, haha. Hmmm! I’ve been told a…
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:…
Inseam arrow welt pockets
My example shows a skirt pocket with a 16cm length opening edge bordered by 1cm width welts, although obviously all measurements can easily be altered to give any width of welt or pocket desired. Apply a strip of iron-on interfacing…
Setting an invisible zip in a French seam
… as promised, and thank you to everyone who showed an interest 🙂 And, just saying; I am a believer that there is no necessarily right or wrong way to do anything in sewing, but whatever works and is neat…
simple buttoned cuff
This is an understated little feature to jazz up the end of a plain sleeve. It’s mainly decorative rather than useful, but I think it does look kinda cute 🙂 To add this, you will need to cut your sleeves…
