Sewing

Designin’ December 2022

Every December Linda from NicedressthanksImadeit hosts a challenge to take a designer garment and replicate it for a fraction of the cost. I think I’ve entered every year since its inception, and I’ve often been inspired by designer exhibitions that I’ve visited. A couple of years ago I copied a Mary Quant dress and I’ve […]

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Sewing, vintage, vintage pledge

Mondrian dress

I’ve been wanting a Mondrian dress since the late 1960s and have been looking for an affordable original dress pattern for a few years now, and even bought the Great British Sewing Bee book because it had the pattern in it. However, I was quite disappointed that it isn’t a very sophisticated pattern and seems to […]

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