I finished the refashioning (can your refashion something when it is only 2 days old?) of my tangerine dream skirt last weekend, but it has been raining all week so haven’t had the chance to photograph it. Today however it was fine enough to venture outdoors: Now that I’ve let it out at the waist […]
Read MoreI began working on my Chanel-style jacket yesterday, here is the illustration and shell fabric: As you can see it is a fairly standard shape, so I simply started from my existing jacket block with a princess line, which is a standard NZ size 10, and I graded it up to my measurements, which are a […]
Read MoreI designed and made wedding dresses for several years, and thought I’d share some favourites! Jennifer’s gown was made from blush coloured silk duchess satin and the bodice was overlaid in a delicate antique lace that her mother sourced from an antique store: Although the front skirt was quite plain, the back was formed into 2 deep […]
Read Moretangerine n. – a widely cultivated variety of mandarin orange the same colour as my new skirt!dream n. – a fanciful vision of the conscious mind that I can still wear skirts above my knees! Do I look happy with my new skirt?Nope! I thought this fabric would make up nicely in a tulip skirt – so I used Burdastyle #114 […]
Read MoreIf you haven’t made bound buttonholes before, sit down and make a few in a row, you will soon get the hang of them. They aren’t hard – you just need to be accurate. When stitching small areas like this, even an error of 1mm is noticeable – I try to be accurate to within 0.5mm. And […]
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