Ta-dah! Here is the product of last weekend: I’m calling this the Miranda Skirt because I bought the fabric for a total bargain in Miranda, a tiny village about an hour south of Auckland. We drove past an old building housing a second-hand store and I said: “Oooh an op-shop!” in which instance Mr p~s~c […]
Read MoreHow often do you buy a dress pattern, vintage or modern, and wish it had a lining? I love to line my dresses – they sit more smoothly on the body and the fabric holds its shape better, plus it just looks and feels nice from the inside! My sixties shift dress that I sewed […]
Read MoreI finished this dress a week or so ago, and it has been patiently waiting for it’s decorative stitching since: And I’m still waiting for the perfect red shoes, so let’s just pretend shall we? I had two shades of red embroidery cotton, but one was too dark and one was too orangey, so a […]
Read MoreSome bargain fabrics… some once-tangled trims… a chain printed shirt, destined for downsizing… a nautically inspired jumper… a navy horsehair bag… a dainty 50’s style cropped cobalt cardi… an Australian Home Journal… patternless, unfortunately… but I take the hint – it is about time I returned to making my own… Found in: The Country Store, […]
Read MoreThe dress I am making at the moment, Butterick 2669, has one of each of the main dart types. So time for more tricks of the trade – about darts! Our flat pattern and fabric are only two dimensional, but with darts we introduce a third dimension so garments fit our body curves better. Dart […]
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