This was supposed to be a toile but I've fallen in love - isn't that always the way? You probably recognise this pattern as the insta-famous Anna Allen Anthea Blouse (pattern fits 31in - 48in bust). This pattern comes with two views - a blouse and a dress. It's a dartless button-up top with puffed…
I was recently contacted by The Hemp Shop and asked if I would like to try some of their fabric. I've never sewn with hemp before, but I hear it being referenced a lot as a sustainable fabric. I think this is largely because hemp crops grow quickly and yield a lot of fibre while taking less…
If you follow me on Instagram you will have already seen this information, but seeing as it was unexpectedly one of my most-liked posts ever, I decided I should probably share it on here too for anyone who doesn't follow my IG and also to preserve it somewhere more permanent from being lost down the…
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Left: Dylon Navy Blue, Right: Dylon Emerald Green: both old tablecloths Firstly thank you to everyone who bought me a coffee last week, it was very unexpected and very much appreciated. This week, I have decided to write a bit about my experience using Dylon fabric dyes. For an upcoming project I was looking online…
Getting patterns printed on A0 is not something I do regularly. I often buy pdf patterns, but for budget reasons I usually stick together the A4 pages myself. However, I wanted to get my sew-jo back and sew some new patterns for autumn and the thing that was holding me back was the prospect of…
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So I finished this shirt for my husband. It's the Thread Theory Fairfield shirt and I already wrote about the toile here. The final shirt in the fashion fabric turned out nice, don't you think? Hubby looks handsome, the shirt fits well, it's great - blah blah blah. BUT I had originally ordered this fabric…
Story time... some fabric arrived a little while ago that my husband took an immediate shine to. It was a beautiful Robert Kaufman flannel and I had ordered it to make myself an autumnal Eliis dress. However, when my husband said he would really love a shirt made from it, I decided I probably have…
We had quite a lot of conversations a few weeks ago about whether my linen dress was in-season or not. Obviously it is in season somewhere in the world and lots of people said I could continue wearing it into the colder months here in the UK if I paired it with tights and a…
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Have you ever refashioned the same garment more than once? No neither had I, until this. Sometimes, our makes just don't work out and a fail is a fail and that's okay. I don't know why I really wasn't prepared to let this go, it's not a special fabric or sentimental make so I am…
I've got a bit of a bee in my bonnet this week. I've made a few garments out of viscose (also known as rayon) and they have turned out to be some of my absolute favourites. Viscose is drapey and soft, frequently weighty and opaque and can come in different weaves and prints. It is…
Continue reading ➞ Sustainable Fabric: Is Rayon/Viscose bad?
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