Pattern: Jarrah Sweater by Megan Nielsen Sewing time taken (excluding cutting out): 3 hours each Fabric: (pink & grey) double-sided sweat-shirting from Bennytex, bought during #ParisSewcial / (blue) Atelier Brunette sweat-shirting from Guthrie & Ghani Sweatshirts are one of my favourite sewing projects. They are really quick and easy to make, …
Pattern: Opian Pilatus Time taken (excluding cutting out): 6 hours Fabric: Liberty ‘Santa Monica Brighton Swim Regenerated Nylon’ August and September have been a busy couple of months for me with a week’s weaving course, The Sewing Weekender, jeans making and ply split braiding workshops, and a holiday to Croatia. …
Phil and I dragged out the Christmas holiday as long as possible, spending a few days in Alicante before returning to work this week. These pictures, of garments I’ve previously blogged, were taken while we were away (Malachi Vest / In the Folds Jumpsuit / Tamarack Jacket). I didn’t spend …
Before these pictures no longer look seasonal, here is my Grainline Studio Tamarack Jacket, photographed during the brief period of snowy weather we had here in Birmingham in December. I’ve been planning to make a Tamarack Jacket for some time, but was waiting to find a pre-quilted fabric, which I …
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 …
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 …
Back in March, I attended the #fmbham sewing meet-up in Birmingham City Centre, organised by Samantha and Bianca. It’s taken a while, but I’ve finally vlogged a few clips of the day, plus what I bought! You can view the vlog here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pSBwykLmY4]
Contrado are a London-based company who offer fabric printing on demand. I talk about my experience designing and printing a fabric with them in my latest vlog, which you can view here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ153zMpK60&w=560&h=315] As mentioned in the vlog, my design was inspired by a comic-print, black and white Prada …
Back in November, Phil and I spent a week in Istanbul. I filmed some footage of our holiday, which you can see in my latest vlog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQa6JfPoxCU&w=560&h=315] As mentioned in the vlog, I used to travel regularly to Istanbul for work, but never had much success fabric shopping. I’d …
Back in November, Phil and I spent a week in Istanbul. I filmed some footage of our holiday, which you can see in my latest vlog: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQa6JfPoxCU&w=560&h=315] As mentioned in the vlog, I used to travel regularly to Istanbul for work, but never had much success fabric shopping. I’d …