Last weekend was the Paris Sewcial / Paris Coud meet-up, organised by myself and Carmen Bouchard. Back in 2014, I attended a Paris meet-up organised by Carmen, and this January I decided it was time for another large meet-up in Paris. Carmen agreed to organise it with me and took on the tasks of arranging our meals, as […]
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 of, despite personally doing minimal
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I thought it was about time I blogged a finished garment. This is my Vogue V9253 (i.e. that Vogue dress with the really low neckline which everyone raises). I made this to wear to the Sewing Weekender, and to Phil’s sister’s wedding, which was two weeks later. It’s no wonder this pattern has been so
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I’ve finally vlogged footage from a trip to Tokyo with Phil, back in April. My latest vlog contains a few clips from the holiday: sightseeing, plus fabric shopping in the Nippori Fabric District, and in Tokyo Hands. The vlog also features a few me-made garments which I wore regularly during the trip; my Doraemon Emery
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In April, Phil and I spent a week on holiday in Seoul. My latest vlog contains a few clips from the holiday: sightseeing, plus fabric shopping in Dongdaemun and Gwangjang Markets. It also features a few me-made garments which I wore regularly during the trip; my Tilly & the Buttons Cleo dungarees, Named Inari Tee Dress,
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On Wednesday, I was sat eating my lunch and thought I’d have a look on Facebook. Imagine my surprise on looking at the latest post from Colette Patterns to see myself (and in my pjs no less) listed in their 5 favourite makes for July from their Flickr group! Very exciting. It also happened to be
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