I’m a big fan of using piping as a trim on garments, and recently I have been sewing it into the waistline of dresses: Piping in the waistline of my Aurora Dress Piping in the waistline of my 1950’s Red Spot Dress One reader asked if I had done a tutorial on this, right before […]
Read MoreI was cutting checks today, and nearly missed this little flaw running through the middle of the fabric – can you spot it? No? Let’s zoom in a little closer: See that horizontal blue stripe in the middle? It’s half missing! This was the only faulty stripe in the 3m length that I had, and […]
Read MoreI’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 […]
Read MoreDo 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 […]
Read MoreI 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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