I have an exciting announcement – I’m going to be tutoring a patternmaking night class this term! Well sort of patternmaking – it is titled “Patternmaking from a Garment you Love” and will go through all the techniques to obtain a perfect pattern from a favourite garment, without having to take it all apart! The […]
Read MoreYes I’m wearing my 40’s floral dress today – I wore it to the supermarket! For this week’s Fix-it Friday I am downsizing a bodyshirt in a printed chain design that I found in an op-shop for about $20. I purchased it around January 2011 from This is Not a Love Shop in K Rd, […]
Read MoreWhen I sewed my Red Floral 1940’s dress recently, I sort of knew I was pushing my usual personal style boundaries. I had never tried a genuine forties silhouette on me, but I thought it might suit my figure – and it did. But did it suit my personality? Not really. I am sure […]
Read MoreI had no hesitation putting this into the changing room when I found it on the racks at my favourite vintage store: I whisked it on over top of the dress I was wearing and gasped OMG it’s perfect! Even though it was a size too big.That’s easily fixed, I sew – right?Even though it […]
Read MoreSonny Boy is away for a couple of weeks staying with his grandparents in the South Island, so I am taking the opportunity to spring clean his room. I discovered some old schoolbooks, and was soon curled up on his bed reading his stories from years ago – a real insight into the world through […]
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