Supporting Independent Businesses / Ernest Wright & Son Kickstarter Campaign

/ Sewing, Textile History

Given the referendum results, I think those of us in Britain currently feel awkward posting anything which sounds like it celebrates Britain. In the wake of an isolationist result, we don’t want to look insular or nationalistic. However, regardless of UK and international politics, it’s important that we celebrate and support our independent businesses, our manufacturing […]

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British Textile History: Birmingham – Leather, Buttons & Thimbles

/ Sewing, Textile History

This is the first in a blog series I’m planning exploring the history of textile and related industries in British cities. It’s something I enjoy researching, and I hope you’ll enjoy the blog series. For this first post, I’m writing about my home city, Birmingham. If you can add anything to the info below, do

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Onyx Dress Hack

/ Sewing

This post is a prime example of sewing blogger problems. The dress was a quick and easy sewing project, getting photos for a blog post, ridiculous difficult! I originally took the camera out when me and Phil visited Resorts World shopping centre in Birmingham. We got some photos by the lake there, but every picture Phil

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Sheepy Events

/ Knitting, one year one outfit, spinning

In the last few weeks, I’ve had the chance to take part in a few sheep/wool related events due to being a member of the Birmingham Guild of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers. A couple of weeks ago, I spent Bank Holiday Monday visiting Harcourt Rare Breeds. The Harcourt flock is split over two sites, with one of

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Sudley – Two Ways

/ Sewing

I recently had the opportunity to pattern test the Sudley blouse/dress pattern for Megan Nielsen (test version blogged here). As soon as I finished my test version (in a cotton lawn), I decided I wanted to make the pattern again in a drapier fabric. I picked up this gold knit fabric at Birmingham Rag Market on

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Seamwork Kenedy & Manila

/ Sewing

I’ve got a Seamwork pairing to show today. These are the Kenedy dress and Manila leggings, both patterns from Seamwork magazine. The Manila leggings were included in the January 2015 issue and I’ve been meaning to make them since then – better late than never! I was much quicker with the Kenedy dress, which was featured

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A Naturally Dyed Wardrobe: Favourite Online Resources

/ Garden, natural dyeing

My dye plant seeds are sprouting! As part of my #naturallydyedwardrobe project, I wanted to share some favourite online resources about natural dyeing: Folk Fibers – I love both the beautiful naturally dyed products, and the blog posts about natural dyeing (use the search bar and keywords ‘natural dye’ to locate them). In particular, see the

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