A New Dress – Aurora

I’ve had this dress finished for a week waiting to be hemmed – I am very good at not finishing!  But I’m glad I did because I think I really like this dress, it is just a shame winter is round the corner and I won’t get to wear it for a few months. Probably […]

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What Exactly is a ‘Couture Technique’?

Do you use the term ‘couture technique’?  I’ve never really used it – in fact, I’m not exactly sure what one is!  From blog reading and library books I have a general idea, but I am hesitant to use the term without knowing what the true definition is – and is there one? These are my […]

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Take My Sewing Classes!

I hope you all had a wonderful Easter weekend!  We had four fabulous days of sunshine and took the opportunity to paint the east wall of the house, but there was still time to trip to the beach: Here I am wearing my blue 1969 Burda Dress, standing on 600 year old lava from the […]

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