I’ve long been wanting a long Stokx Flirt Skirt, especially after seeing Wendy’s on IG (@whendy7). This is one of the many hacks that Lindy from Stokx Patterns offers, but I struggled to find a piece of fabric big enough. I did think of colour blocking several pieces of fabric together but wanted a neutral […]
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When Fibremood released their latest magazine full of really interesting patterns I was very tempted to buy the magazine itself, but the postage was more than the magazine and I couldn’t bring myself to do it. I was lucky enough to be given the Delma and the Donna by Fibremood, but I was a bit […]
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I’m really enjoying shorts sets at the moment, and, having dyed a ready to wear set that was given to me more than five years ago, I thought I would make one. Here is the before and after. I used to try this on and take it off straight away without really thinking about the […]
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Fibremood Special Edition 3 has just been released with the theme of “Everyday Basics”, which tells me that the garments in this release are ones that will be in constant rotation. I chose the Donna cardigan as I’ve long wanted a fabric cardigan without a v-neck. You can see from the line drawings below that […]
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I’ve long had a yen to make a Stokx patterns Coco top, loving the fact that it’s so versatile and has such interesting details and thanks to Lindy’s generosity, I’ve now made the first of many. The top took me a little longer to make as I was unable to print the pattern at home. […]
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Liz Haywood from A Craft of Clothes has been writing a monthly e-zine called “A year of zero waste”. The much anticipated December e-zine was about zero waste and pleats and includes instructions for making a pleated top. I immediately began looking for striped fabric as that was one of Liz’s recommendations and found it […]
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I had a happy time making things for Christmas and have already posted some of my early makes here. I made my grandson a few tops and trousers. I love the Brindille and Twig Ringer tee, which is a free pattern and so useful. This tee is made from part of a roll of circular […]
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Designin’ December is a sewing challenge organised by Linda from Lányos Handmade. It’s in its eighth year and I have participated in all of them. The aim is to take a designer garment and recreate it, for obviously a lot less than the original is worth. My own twist on the challenge is that I […]
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I’m very fond of the whole skort look, and discovered this pattern in my stash. It’s from the 1990s and it’s one my sister passed on to me. I thought I’d make one from a pair of pillowcases left over from when I used the matching doona cover for a sewalong I did in 2020 […]
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Having made the Emanuel Ungaro top from Vogue 1543 from a lovely soft Indian cotton, I immediately wanted another one, this time at the proper length and with the armholes dropped a little. To refresh your memory, here is the pattern envelope. it’s a pattern from the 1990s, so still a bit oversized as per […]
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