Sewing

Stokx Kris Top

This is actually the first top I made this year, but it took a fair bit of effort. The Stokx Kris Top is cut on the bias and needs a fairly wide piece of fabric. I had so many pieces of fabric out of my stash but they were all 90cm wide which made cutting […]

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Collage Gather Top

The lovely Suzy from @sewing_in_spain on Instagram suggested I make a Matchy Matchy Sewing club Collage Gather Top to use some of my smaller pieces of fabric. I wasn’t certain how it would be on my body, but I actually love it, so thank you Suzy! I’ve already blogged a couple of pairs of trousers […]

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Zero waste 1930s style dress

In 2017 I bought a roll of Japanese shibori dyed silk from one of the traders at Fibres West. Then it sat in my stash as I decided that the colour didn’t suit me and anyway, what was I going to do with this amazing fabric that was just 17″ or 43 centimetres wide, that […]

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