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Slap a bow on it at the end you might think, but the bow probably took up most of my decision making time with the dress (and the whole wedding in fact). Firstly, shout out to my friend and official Bow Consultant Man Yee Woo who not only fed back on every pic I sent…
Continue reading ➞ Making my wedding dress – part 5: The bow journey & accessories
And now for the small task of ACTUALLY MAKING IT. And yes, the caps represent my mood when I realised it was time to make the real dress. So firstly I had to gather all of my fabrics and notions. Obviously I’d already bought my main fabric – this silk jacquard from New Craft House.…
Continue reading ➞ Making my wedding dress – part 4: Sewing the final dress
I spent a lot of time toiling the bodice, starting in October 2023 and finishing my final toile in January 2024. If you don’t know, a toile is a practice version of the garment often made in cheap fabric. I made mine in calico. I didn’t necessarily take pictures or videos in order to share this…
Continue reading ➞ Making my wedding dress – part 2: drafting the bodice
I made my wedding dress; a real, actual wedding dress. And let me tell you it was actually a very joyful and (mostly) stress-free experience which I did not expect. When I got engaged I knew that I would make my dress, mostly because I feel most comfortable in clothes I’ve made. I didn’t set…
Continue reading ➞ Making my wedding dress – part 1: Inspo, patterns & fabric
My last Shelby dress was a total winner, I’ve reached for it so many times since I made it so I knew I had to make another. I had this Rifle Paper Co rayon earmarked for the Shelby pattern since it came out in March but since it was Autumnal I left it until now…
Shirring is one of those things that looks so professional that it’s a bit intimidating but actually it’s quite easy. I put it off for a while because I don’t love sewing with elastic - my swimwear makes have not been great and I think that’s put me off shirring too. I tried it out…
I’ve been a bit obsessed with the By Hand London Hannah since I made my first one and when I saw this fabric from New Craft House I knew it would be the perfect match. It’s very sheer so I thought about lining it however I’ve done that with a few white dresses before and…
I’ve always wanted a Liberty robe. I made a couple of PJs bottoms early on in my sewing and I wear them to death - I’ve had to mend the crotch about 100 times. When the fabric arrived though I just wanted to make a dress which is what usually happens, and why I have…
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…
I’d been admiring the amazing prints from StorrsLondon.com when they approached me and asked if I wanted some of their fabric and obviously I jumped at the chance. Just to note that they didn’t ask me to blog or share anything, I just chose to because I genuinely think their fabric is great. I chose…
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