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From what I've seen I think this year's Me Made May has been the best yet. It wasn't a challenge for me to wear me Made each day because I generally do. I have very few rtw clothes now. However the real challenge was not wearing my favourite items multiple times, which I always fall…
I know it's crazy but I've never properly looked around the fabric shops on Goldhawk Road, and I only live about 25 minutes away from there now I live in Battersea. The quest for this fabric was a long one which I won't bore you with but involved lots of delayed deliveries and an emergency…
I’ve been waiting to use this Rifle Paper co Menagerie fabric for quite some time and when I saw Elisalex from By Hand London’s full circle version of the Orsola, I knew it would be the perfect pattern in this Rayon Lawn. I also wanted to modify further and add short sleeves to make it…
By Hand London's Flora dress is my go-to Summer dress pattern; I think I have around 10 of them now. It's pretty easy to sew, the finish is great due to some clever lining techniques and it's really easy to adapt, particularly the straps. I've tried wide straps, double straps and thin straps so far…
This was my first year doing Me Made May. I only started sewing three years ago so up until now RTW has still made up quite a big proportion of my wardrobe however this year I figured that since 99% of my wardrobe is me made, I would take on the challenge of documenting it.…
I've made a couple of ties before in this colourway of Lodden and I knew I had to plan a dress in it but spent a long time deciding whether I wanted it for summer or winter. I opted for the Flora pattern by By Hand London which is my absolute favourite. I wanted some…
When I made the flamingo dress for my friend's newborn baby, I really wanted one in my size but only had enough of the fabric left for the lining, which I thought could be a bit more of a grown up version anyway. For the main fabric, I used Rifle Paper Co's Cheshire Cat striped…
This was my fourth Rifle Paper co fabric purchase, but for me this print 'Tapestry' felt a little less Rifle, I think because it's really reminiscent of Strawberry Thief. However despite the similarities, this print is bang up to date, with nude, denim blue and perky flashes of orange which make it equally relevant in…
I am a little bit in love with Liberty's new print Wild Flowers and although I was a bit worried at first that the print would look a little too busy for a dress, I decided to give it a go with By Hand London's Flora pattern. The pattern is relatively easy to follow and…
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