This top was finished hot on the heels of my pink cropped kimono sleeve top, but it has taken a little while to take photographs of it – finally here they are! I took the opportunity to use up some leftovers of a gorgeous lightweight cotton sateen that I used making this dress several years […]
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To mitre a corner, fold the hem allowances in like I have done on this sleeve pattern: The correct position of the mitre is now evident, running from outer corner to inner corner of the hem allowance. All you need to do is add a seam allowance to this seam and you are good to […]
Read MoreSome of you expressed an interest in hearing more about my ‘day job’. This is something I have largely avoided on my blog because a lot of it is confidential, as you can probably understand! There are snippets I can show you though, so here is the first in a series of occasional ‘Industry Insight’ […]
Read MoreHere it is: the dress-that-you-probably-already-know-what-it-looks-like-because-you’ve-seen-so-much-of-it-in-previous-posts! It’s a simple fitted dress with 3/4 sleeves and collar and cuffs in some fake leopard scraps that I recently rediscovered in my parents garage. Someone in Australasia may still have an awesome tailored jacket made from this leopard tucked away in their wardrobe – I remember patterning and cutting […]
Read MoreI 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 […]
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