I 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 MoreThanks for all your encouraging comments about my Tangerine Dream Skirt! I went back and checked the pattern, and found the pocket yoke does not fit the front properly (naughty Burda!) and this is what is causing the pocket to gape. Luckily I have enough fabric to recut the yokes so I can enlarge the waist, and maybe […]
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 […]
Read MoreI’ve finally finished the twist dress! It has been sitting on the mannequin, conveniently concealed by my partially made trenchcoat, ever since I did this: Mmm. Moving right along… All I had to complete was the zip, armhole facings and hem, so really it was finished in no time. I tend procrastinate on projects that aren’t going as planned, […]
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