I first began sewing at home when I was a kid, where I had access to Mum’s sewing machine and her stash of patterns and fabrics – there is nothing like the raw materials to get inspired! Like a lot of us I started with fabric scraps and a Barbie doll, and soon progressed to decent yardages […]
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A continuous bound placket is one of my favourite methods for a sleeve placket where lightweight fabrics are used, such as on a blouse or dress. It is easily inserted into a one piece sleeve where a vertical split is made – not at the sleeve seam, but at the location of the little finger. You will need to […]
Read MoreHere is another favourite wedding gown from the archives: This gown evolved from another design with similar asymmetric lines, but the bride suggested draping the bodice area instead. We certainly had a lot of fun figuring out the positioning of the draping on her toile – but it really was worth it, as it showed her model figure off […]
Read MoreWith all that hand-stitching on my Chanel-style jacket, I guess this was going to be inevitable: Now I don’t usually like to share images of blood with my readers, but there is a related story and handy-dandy hint that I would like to share! Once upon a time there was a young girl straight out of […]
Read MoreAll those rows of quilting has caused progress to be quite slow on my Chanel-style jacket – the thread ends need to be unpicked and restitched back into place after the shell seam has been sewn – and there is a lot of thread ends! Next time I will definitely take a more minimal approach […]
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