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I have a confession to make, this dress wasn’t meant to have a gathered skirt. I bought the fabric at the end of last summer planning to make a flora with full circle skirt and I accidentally bought it by the half metre so only ended up with 1.5m. However I thought actually it could…
I bought this fabric on a whim in a bit of a haul from Fabrics Galore in May as I knew I needed something tropical for the New Craft House summer party. I was toying with the idea of a brocade but I’m so glad I bought this cotton seersucker since it was 25 degree…
I’d always admired everyone’s Anna dresses and obviously I’m a BIG fan of By Hand London but I just didn’t think this shape was for me. However when I saw this textured crepe from Minerva Crafts I thought it would really suit this pattern so I thought I’d give it a go. This is the…
I had a vision to make this dress for my Christmas party but the fabric didn’t arrive on time (the lace was from an Etsy seller called Fashion Lace, shipping from China). I therefore went on a quick fabric trip to Goldhawk Road and ended up making the silver brocade Elisalex dress instead which you…
Before I got this fabric, I feel like I’d only seen similar things in designer shops and couldn’t believe the price as I got an off cut for a steal at £12 off eBay. Since I bought this fabric, I’ve seen it everywhere including on Gemma Collins falling down a hole at an awards ceremony.…
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…
The majority of my wardrobe now is me made but I do have a couple of ready to wear dresses that I still love, one of them being this Topshop tie back dress that I bought off eBay some years ago. I love the fit of this dress, and the playfulness of the bow at…
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…
Kate Eva 