Sleeve gussets are often seen in garments and sewing patterns from the 50’s era, where kimono sleeves gave the then-desired sloping shoulder line. A problem with kimono sleeves – where the sleeve is cut in one with the bodice – is that as the fit becomes closer, the range of movement of the arm becomes […]
Read MoreChristchurch, New Zealand,post-earthquake, Tuesday 22 February 2011 I originate from the South Island and know Christchurch quite well, or at least I did. I’ve flown in and out a zillion times en route to visiting family, I’ve explored the Port Hills and Lyttleton, now destroyed. I’ve admired the city’s historic English architecture, now destroyed. I’ve […]
Read MoreMy Totally Unnecessary Cocktail Dress is made from a polyester/elastane satin, and as I wish it wasn’t stretchy (I’m shopping from stash here!), I’m underlining it with organza to make it stable. The Burda version (#125- 11-2007) uses silk duchess satin which has zero mechanical stretch, and I’m hoping I can make my fabric behave […]
Read MoreDo you ever have the craving to make something that is totally unnecessary, just because it is so fabulous? I do! And that craving suddenly came to me when I saw this nifty vintage cocktail dress in a Burda magazine: Whenever I am at the main library I skim through the Burdas, and I found […]
Read MoreI’m going through an “I like nautical” phase at the moment, and when I spotted the roll of striped grosgrain that I hadn’t yet put away, lying atop some recently acquired red linen, the idea for a new skirt was born. Sometimes being untidy is good!! We nipped down to Westhaven marina for some shots […]
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