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I’ve made a few hacks of the By Hand London Anna and Flora dresses. I think I like it so much because of dresses from the 90s; dresses I remember my mum wearing and dresses like THAT mint green dress from Friends. I bought this fabric on a bit of a panic and a whim…
This was one of those ideas so clever that I was immediately inspired and so easy that I thought, why have I never thought to do this?! Thanks to Vicky @Sewstainability for thinking of this and Joy from Pink Coat Club for drawing my attention to it. So I’m taking a look at the clothes…
I was given the honour/huge stress of making the bridesmaids dresses for my brother’s wedding. It was mainly self inflicted; I very rarely make clothes for other people mainly because I find the fitting a bit nerve wracking however after my bodice fitting Masterclass with By Hand London, I felt a little, no a lot,…
Continue reading ➞ Wedding Sewing Part 1: Bridesmaids Dresses
I was excited about Me Made May this year mainly because I love seeing everyone’s outfits and discovering new sewists, but also because it’s the first year that it didn’t seem like a huge effort for me since I’ve got quite a vast handmade wardrobe now. Aside from a couple of jackets, one or two…
One of the most exciting things that's happened in my sewing journey was when I went to meet Anna Rifle Bond in Liberty where she was doing a signing. To be honest I felt kind of silly, queuing up to tell her how much of a creative idol she is to me and asking for…
Continue reading ➞ [Gifted fabric] Rifle Paper Co Anna/Flora/Kew hack
I've already blogged about an Anna/Kew hack in a previous post so I will spare you the details but in short this is one of my favourite hacks, so simple and only needed 2 metres of fabric. I bought this Rifle Paper Co rayon from Sister Mintaka. It's one of my favourite fabrics to work…
I've done a few different hacks of the Kew dress and Holly bodice but this time I decided to use the Anna bodice (By Hand London). It's one of my favourite bodices to sew up, so simple and easy to adjust. I think paired with the Kew skirt it's quite a 1940s silhouette so I…
I set out to make a Flora/ Anna hybrid for this velvet a bit like my Valentino silk crepe version in Summer but when it arrived and I saw the amazing drape, I thought it would be more chic with the Anna bodice. The fabric was from Like Sew Amazing and I luckily got the…
I’ve fallen in love with the By Hand London Anna Dress this year and yes I know I’m late to the party. Not only is it really easy to fit, it’s also really versatile in terms of formality. I say this because I’ve seen other people’s casual summer versions but the truth is, as much…
I actually saw this ex-designer fabric at the Fabric Godmother pop up shop at New Craft House and didn’t buy it! But then regretted it every minute since and bought it online, as per usual. From afar it looks like a pretty standard polka dot crepe but it is oh so soft and floaty and…
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