I have never seen a Stokx Stadtmantel I haven’t immediately loved, so have been desperate to add one to my wardrobe for at least a year. I had a lot of trouble printing the pattern, so the lovely Lindy of Stokx Patterns sent me a hard copy all the way from Berlin. So generous! So […]
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It absolutely had to happen, I took a jeans leg and made a coat for Pepper, using Simplicity 9520, which is exactly what I was looking for. I made View D without the appliqué, although that O made to look like a paw is very cute and I’m sure I’ll succumb at some point. No […]
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I’ve been on an upcycled jeans kick, with some of the results here, here and here, and thought I should show a few of the other things I’ve made. Please note that the introductory photo shows it all! I need a few denim things for the Fibres West residential programme, which is happening in October, […]
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When I made the orange pinafore dress using Simplicity 4789, I was testing the pattern to see what changes, if any, I needed. For the orange one I dropped everything from the shoulders down by 2cm. I decided to change that for this version and just drop the bottom of the armholes and the bust […]
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