When I bought RTW, I almost exclusively bought garments I could pull on over my head. I hate zippers. I find them difficult to use (especially back ones), they get stuck, and the teeth can get out of shape easily and then your garment isn’t wearable. I also tend to find very fitted bodices withContinue reading “Tutorial: replacing a back zipper with shirring”
Category Archives: woven
Review: Cashmerette Roseclair wrap dress
(Pattern bought with my own money; 100% honest opinion as always.) I love a wrap dress. I always have; there’s something about the simplicity of it that I really love, whilst also being a genius bit of engineering. The lack of fastenings like a zip or button also make wrap dresses fantastic if your measurementsContinue reading “Review: Cashmerette Roseclair wrap dress”
BHL Hannah, part deux
So in my last post I said I was happy with the fit of the size 24 out of the packet. Well, this quickly changed. The 24 was very gapey on the neckline – about 6″ could have been pinched out – and due to the style, I couldn’t see a way to fix itContinue reading “BHL Hannah, part deux”
Adventures with Ogdens
I’ve always liked the True Bias Ogden cami but I’m out of their size range. I saw a YouTube video by Penguin and Pear Dressmaking on grading up the Ogden, so I decided to give it a whirl on my Liberty Atlas tana lawn scraps, using the bias binding method by Sew North as IContinue reading “Adventures with Ogdens”
Marilla Walker Maya top in Liberty Atlas tana lawn
So I made another Maya – in part because I hadn’t done the pattern quite right with my first attempt, and also because this fabric really wanted a boxy tee – I had it in mind as soon as I saw it. It is a frankly bonkers print! It is very busy and quite small,Continue reading “Marilla Walker Maya top in Liberty Atlas tana lawn”
Marilla Walker Maya top
Hello! I’ve been in a bit of a sewing rut as I have been tackling a dress that has been driving me mad (not the fault of the pattern at all – I had to do some hacking to fix some accidental literal hacking, and now I am going rogue to try and fix it).Continue reading “Marilla Walker Maya top”
Sew Pippa 