Until now I have resisted making a trench coat for myself, as belted waistlines don’t really suit me-and-my-short-waist-that-is-not-getting-any-smaller, but rummaging through some of my fabrics I found some stone coloured stretch twill, and thought I’d give a slim-line trench coat a go. I thought I had a pattern somewhere for this one, circa 2000: We produced this one in viscose coated polyurethane […]
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, […]
Read MoreI have a roll of rather-boring-brown-knit.I don’t know why I was left with this piece when I sold off all my fabric ends – I’m guessing it fell off the back of the truck, or maybe the guy left it behind on purpose!!Whatever – there is 10m of chocolate brown 50% wool/50% viscose stretchy stuff. Now you know I […]
Read MoreYears ago I bought a card of black embroidered net with a border, and lately it has been calling out my name! I always intended to do something lingerie-ish with it, and when I discovered a piece of ruby red silk crepe-backed satin in my stash I thought they would combine nicely to make a slip: I used the embroidered net on […]
Read MoreTa-dah: – this little top is from remnants! I cannot bring myself to throw anything remotely useful out, and this camisole was made out of the leftovers of my Emerald Shift Dress – don’t you love these unplanned and impulsive little wardrobe bonuses?! I underlined all the fabric except at the bust darts, which were french seamed as described here. […]
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