At the beginning of the year I set myself the goal of sewing three items of clothing that I’ve never made before – trousers, a swimsuit, and a coat. One down, two to go, as I recently made my first pair of trousers! Simplicity contacted me last month and offered me […]
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After I finished my Owls jumper I wanted a quick project to keep me busy while travelling. I got the idea for these knitted lavender bags from the lovely The Knitted Home by Ruth Cross. The book includes some great cushion designs I’m planning to try. The book includes a pattern
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I wish I made this coat, but it is actually a vintage coat, given to me by my Nan when I was a teenager. The brand is Paul Blanche. Is anyone familiar with the brand? Surprisingly I can’t find anything online. As kids me and my brother went on holiday each
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I finished my first jumper! Owls by Kate Davies. This is only my second ever knitting project and I wouldn’t have been brave enough to try a jumper (or anything else wearable) so quickly if not spurred on by Kat and Sabs’ knit-along. I actually think it was a good early
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The image above shows the me-mades I wore during Me Made May (which is the same as saying the entirety of the me-made section of my wardrobe). I’m pretty pleased with the showing given that one year ago during May 2013 my me-made clothing consisted only of one Sorbetto and one vintage
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Yippee I managed to keep to my pledge to wear a handmade item of clothing everyday. The round-up of the last two weeks of May is below. I’ll be following-up with a final post with my thoughts on participating shortly. 19/05: Coco dress to work with fancy tights 20/05: Meringue
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I was inspired to make a Zinnia skirt by the sew-along being run The Stitchery in Glasgow. I knew right away that I wanted to make version 3 – the lined version that can be made in a lighter, see-through fabric. I love a good patterned polyester me:) Having perused Barry’s Fabrics
My first make from Love at First Stitch is a Mimi Blouse. I made this in a soft cotton I purchased from one of the ‘coupon’ shops in Paris. The cotton is really soft and delicate – I wish I’d bought more! The buttons are some handmade polymer clay buttons
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Last Saturday I attended a sewing meet-up in London for the first time. I was one of 71 sewists taking part in the amazing meet-up arranged by Rachel. We took over the V&A, and then took over the Goldhawk Road! Before the meet-up I was paired with the lovely Ingrid for the
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I came down with a cold on Sunday so am a bit behind with the round up of last week’s Me Made May outfits. Week 3 included a couple of very exciting sewing-related events – attending a book signing for Love at First Stitch, and the #NYlon2014 meet-up. 12/05: Burda
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