everyone needs a white tank top, + binding tips!

November 14, 2010.Reading time 8 minutes.

I can’t do without tank tops during summer, and since it is almost here I thought I would try and replicate my much-loved racer-back tanks from Max – that are now limp, faded and strictly relegated to the painting and decorating wardrobe! Plus, can you believe I don’t actually have any white tops?! I used my knit top block […]

~if you faint easily, don’t read this!~

August 17, 2010.Reading time 5 minutes.

With all that hand-stitching on my Chanel-style jacket, I guess this was going to be inevitable: Now I don’t usually like to share images of blood with my readers, but there is a related story and handy-dandy hint that I would like to share! Once upon a time there was a young girl straight out of […]

~chanel jacket slow progress~

August 16, 2010.Reading time 3 minutes.

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 […]

~twist and shout: another 60’s dress~

July 2, 2010.Reading time 1 minute.

Is it just me, or has anyone else done this?!: I varied from my usual assembly method and followed the pattern instructions – and ended up in a right twist! Normally inserting the zip is one of first things I do, and if I had it would have been difficult to make this mistake. But in this 60’s shift dress […]