All 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 […]
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 MoreAbout six weeks ago I posted pictures of my new suit that I had made, and several readers asked to see it on a real person. Well, I finally have some photos to share! My first photo doesn’t show much because of the patches of sunlight: For the next shot I stepped back a bit into the tree […]
Read MoreI’m a little bit over my trench coat at the moment, so decided to take a break from it and whip up something more fun – a little pink jacket! The fabric is a textured wool that I picked up in the Global Textiles sale recently. I’m not normally a pink girl, but this was quite a unique shade […]
Read MoreI needed a suit – the one that I do have doesn’t fit anymore, so I made one! I’ve got to say it is great when you can make one to your own specifications – and you can save so much! I found a gorgeous wool herringbone stripe in a charcoaly slate colour. It is very fine and loosely woven (ie, […]
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