Just a quick post to let you know that there will be a #SewBrum meet-up on Saturday 28th October 2017. As this will be the fourth year running (!) I’m planning a few tweaks, but as in previous years, the meet-up will start in Birmingham City Centre, before moving to Moseley Village to visit Guthrie & Ghani. […]
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This is my first Named Clothing Inari Tee Dress, sewn using a metre of Liberty Tana Lawn, purchased as a pre-cut length in a Liberty sale. This print reminds me of Japanese woodblock prints, so I made sure to pack it for my recent holiday to Seoul (where these photos were taken) and Tokyo. However,
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Today it’s my turn to share the outfit I’ve made for the Vogue Patterns Cocktail Hour Sew-along, complete with cocktail! As with last year’s Big Vintage Sew-along, McCalls have selected a range of patterns for the event, with proceeds from the sale of those patterns (between March until November) being donated to The Eve Appeal gynecological
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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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The Sewing Weekender will be returning for a second year! What: A sewing weekend break in Cambridge, sponsored by (Birmingham-based) Adam Ross Fabrics. When: Saturday 05th – Sunday 06th August 2017 Our venue, Murray Edwards College in Cambridge, will be transformed into a sewing room for the weekend; bring along a sewing project, or two, and
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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]
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Long time no see, guys! I’ve been finding slightly less time to sew and knit lately, but even less to blog. I’m off on holiday to Seoul and Tokyo next week, and have a few recent projects to photograph, so no doubt I’ll have a few garments (and probably some holiday fabric shopping…) to blog
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After James, my brother, announced his wedding, he asked if I would be willing to make him a three-piece suit to wear on the day, to which I – of course – said no! What I was willing to make, however, was a matching jacket for his dog, Rupert. James ordered a suit in a
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This garment is a good example of how my pattern queue often works. I purchased the Closet Case Patterns Sallie Jumpsuit pattern on release, and picked up this medium-weight knit fabric from the Goldhawk Road (which is more green in real life) not long after. Despite having pattern and fabric paired ready to sew, they waited for
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 skirt, which I eyeballed in
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