Like so many people, I fell in love with the Oscar de la Renta floral mini dress that Taylor Swift wore to the 2021 Grammys. I loved the organic beauty and romance of the embroidered flowers climbing the dress, and the blend of 3D elements with 2D embroidery. I also loved the shape – itContinue reading “Creating a designer-inspired dress”
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No Buy 2022: or what I learned from not buying fabric for 321 days
At the beginning of 2022 I decided that I would try to not buy fabric for a full year. The last purchase I made was on 1 Jan 2022 (a sale purchase – I made the decision to not buy a few days into 2022, so my year wouldn’t quite run for the full calendar).Continue reading “No Buy 2022: or what I learned from not buying fabric for 321 days”
Pattern review: Make by The Fabric Store Poppy Coat
PR: I was provided the mustard vegan wool coating fabric by The Sewist Fabric Shop to make this coat for a paid guest blog post. I am under no obligation to write this post and will not receive any payment for writing it – it is an independent pattern review. You can read my guestContinue reading “Pattern review: Make by The Fabric Store Poppy Coat”
What I wish I could have known when I started sewing, Pt 1
Recently, I was trying to explain what would be involved in self-drafting and sewing a particular type of garment to someone, and it made me think about how much I’ve learned in my first year of sewing garments. And then I thought, if I could write a letter now to go back in time andContinue reading “What I wish I could have known when I started sewing, Pt 1”
Overhauling my wardrobe: an update, one month in
So in my last post I wrote about basically starting again with my wardrobe from scratch, as I had very few items that fit me, and I identified some gaps that I wanted to work on. For pretty much the first time ever, I’ve followed through on my plans. In the past I’ve tried #makenine,Continue reading “Overhauling my wardrobe: an update, one month in”
Overhauling my wardrobe
CW: talking about body changes It seems fitting to write about this now as it’s very much on theme with making my way to a handmade wardrobe, which is my ultimate goal. Recently I went on a few decluttering sprees. One of these involved tackling my clothing. I own a lot of clothing, not leastContinue reading “Overhauling my wardrobe”
.. and reset!
It’s been over a year since I posted and that isn’t for want of sewing and knitting. Personal moment: I have chronic fatigue syndrome. When I started this blog I was at the mild end of the scale; working full time and able to do some crafting and socialising around work. In June 2020, IContinue reading “.. and reset!”
BHL Hannah wrap dress
This was a project I’d had in mind for a while. I bought the fabric months ago, at the beginning of my journey, and knew I wanted to make a dress out of it. As I had virtually no patterns then, I scoured various indie designers to start building a collection, and I found theContinue reading “BHL Hannah wrap dress”
Lessons learned so far
A few days ago I was thinking about fabric and sewing patterns, placing some orders, and it had me reflect on themes that have emerged so far. 1. Colours and prints – I’ve gravitated towards vibrant colours and prints consistently so far. Interestingly, they’re a really small part of my RTW wardrobe. I’d say inContinue reading “Lessons learned so far”
New Year’s Resolution
Hello! One of my New Year’s Resolutions is to continue learning to sew. Specifically, I want to start sewing my own clothes so that I can have clothes which fit properly and are everything I want to wear. Right now I don’t have my sewing machine in my flat as there isn’t space, so everythingContinue reading “New Year’s Resolution”
Sew Pippa 