With 2018 drawing to a close, I wanted to write a round-up of what I’ve been up to in the last year. I’ve continued volunteering for the Association of Guilds of Weavers, Spinners & Dyers, managing their social media channels and monthly newsletter. It’s an organisation I love being part […]
In Conclusion, My 2018 Read More »
Happy Christmas / holidays everyone. I hope you have some time off work over the next couple of weeks and get the chance to relax and enjoy yourselves. This time of year, the run up to Christmas, is always so busy, but thanks to a little lull at work as
White Christmas Freya Read More »
I’ve just published a new vlog on my YouTube channel, featuring my favourite sewing and knitting related things for November, and my own current projects and plans. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrE50Wth2U0]
November Sewing Zine Vlog Read More »
Another week, another Linden! This Linden features a very simple ‘hack’, and is my entry for the “Stitched with a Twist” Instagram challenge. I’ve been planning to make this Linden since last March when I spotted the sweatshirt below in an email from Uniqlo. I thought it would be easy
Drapey Mustard Linden Read More »
Autumn is here and with it new Grainline Studio Lindens are entering my wardrobe. I cut out and prepared (pinned all initial seams) two Linden sweatshirts during evenings this week, and then sewed both sweatshirts today. I managed to sew the first – pictured here – in a couple of
Zigzag Linden at the Ikon Gallery Read More »
Recently, I got the opportunity to try out Craftine Box a sewing subscription box based in France and now available in the UK, which is released every two months. I’ve recorded a vlog with an unboxing and some footage of my finished project. I’d also recommend having a look at their Blog if
Craftine Box Grace Dress Read More »
Malhia Kent are a French company who produce woven fabrics for fashion houses. They also have a store in Paris (my personal favourite) where you can buy the fabrics as a consumer – and if you stick to the remnant fabrics they work out very reasonably priced (if you’d like
Karri Dress in Malhia Kent Remnants Read More »
I’ve just published a new vlog to my YouTube channel, featuring my favourite sewing and knitting related things for October, and my own current projects and plans. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWtV8KbRHXQ]
October Sewing Zine Vlog Read More »
This is my third and final blog post about my outfit for the Refashioners 2018, which was inspired by Dior’s Bar suit, focusing on the process of refashioning a hat. A number of hats were paired with the Bar suit when it was shown in the 50s, and in photographs
Dior Bar Suit – Hat Refashion Read More »
I wanted to go into more detail on the process of creating a Bar suit jacket as part of my contribution to The Refashioners 2018. As mentioned previously, my starting point was a second-hand men’s suit jacket purchased in a local charity shop. The jacket appealed as it seemed to
Dior Bar Suit – Jacket Refashion Read More »