• Dressmaking, Interiors, Crafts •
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…
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…
Kate Eva 