Sewing

#SewSolidarity Ilsley Skirt – Made By Me, Cambodian Garment Workers, & Others Unknown

April 5, 2015 / #sewsolidarity, Sewing, sustainable fashion

Less than three weeks from the anniversary of the Rana Plaza disaster (and with the compensation fund still short of money needed for medical bills), this is my first refashion for TRAID’s #SewSolidarity Challenge. I’ve got a skirt to show, and I’ve also got quite a bit to say. I’d recommend you grab a tea, and […]

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Screenprinted Morrissey Tonic Tee

March 27, 2015 / Sewing

This evening, I’m going to a Morrissey gig in Birmingham, and I made a new tee to wear. Years ago, I used to regularly customise RTW t-shirts, by appliqueing designs on the front. I made an appliqued Morrissey t-shirt using this exact design about ten years ago (also to wear to a gig). I still had

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Goldstream Peacoat

March 18, 2015 / Sewing

So, after 9 (I think…) years dating, I finally sewed something for Phil;) To make up for lost time, I started with a fairly substantial make, a coat. This is Thread Theory’s Goldstream Peacoat. I know Lauren has written about this before, but coat making isn’t necessarily that hard, it’s just looooong. The construction of this Peacoat

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Red Quilted Linden

March 12, 2015 / Sewing

It’s been a really busy week, so this is just a quick post with another Linden Sweatshirt. This quilted Linden was started with the leftover fabric from this quilted jacket, however I didn’t have quite enough so ended up going back to Barry’s for an extra 1/2 metre! Not such successful stash busting… The ribbing WAS

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Bertie Wooster PJs: Marbled Carolyn Pajamas

March 7, 2015 / dyeing, Sewing

These ain’t your beginners’ pjs! I’m happy to say that I finished my Carolyn Pajamas in time for Monday’s pajama party deadline. I’m in the office on Monday, but I’ll be wearing them in spirit and putting them on for some luxurious lounging in the evening. Unlike a lot of pyjama patterns, these aren’t a

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A Naturally Dyed Wardrobe: Store Cupboard Dyeing

March 3, 2015 / natural dyeing, Sewing

As part of #naturallydyedwardrobe, I’ve been making plans for the year; what I’m planning to grow, gather and buy to create natural dyes. I’m starting today with the ‘store cupboard’ items that I’m thinking about trying. Some really impressive results can be obtained from easily obtainable food stuffs. They’re also easy to use, as many

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Balloon Skirt from Stylish Skirts

February 21, 2015 / book review, Sewing

Have you seen the Japan Sew Along (#jsa2015), taking place on Tanoshii? I learned about it on Instagram, courtesy of Sew Busy Lizzy. This is my contribution to the sew-along, based on the short variation of the Balloon Skirt from Stylish Skirts: 23 Simple Designs to Flatter Every Figure by Sato Watanabe. The premise of Stylish Skirts is that the book

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Floral Woven Linden & Snowdrops

February 19, 2015 / Sewing

It’s time for this week’s Linden! I will be posting makes from some different patterns soon, but still have a few Linden’s from a recent binge to show you. It’s probably a first for me, as I very rarely use patterns multiple times, but this pattern is so quick and easy (and so good) that I

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Lacy Linden Swap

February 11, 2015 / Sewing

I love a good online event, and I also love the Linden Sweatshirt, so I was really excited to take part in the #lindenswap organised by Carrie and Ingrid. I was even more excited when I found out that I was paired-up for the swap with Katy of Katy and Laney, as I love Katy and Laney’s blog and

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Sergery: Common Overlocker / Serger Issues

February 5, 2015 / Sewing

I can’t remember learning to use a sewing machine. My mom always had a machine at home, and we studied Textiles at my secondary school, in my case up to GCSE level (without wanting to start moaning about UK education I’m not convinced I learned all that much from Textiles class at school. I still

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