• Dressmaking, Interiors, Crafts •
My latest hack go-to is the By Hand London Holly bodice with the Nina Lee Kew skirt. I love this hack because it's versatile - it's a bit of a blank canvas since it's such a classic shape and you can easily add any type of sleeve. It also only uses about 2 metres of…
When in Liberty I regularly stroke the silk satins, dreaming of floaty dresses and luxurious pjs. Obviously it’s pretty pricey unless you’re able to get a remnant in the sale but I found this silk satin ‘Juniper’ at Shaukat for £25 per metre and thought I could squeeze a Vampire’s Wife/ Reformation inspired midi dress…
I saw this fabric first at the Fabric Godmother pop up shop at New Craft House in June. At the time I didn’t let myself buy it because I didn’t know what I would make (that’s my golden rule). However after my previous Holly/Kew mash up I revisited it as i could see it making…
This was another attempt at making ‘casual’ clothes that I could also wear to work. Usually in these attempts the conversation with my boyfriend goes a bit like this - Me: ‘I’m making a casual dress this time’ Him: ‘oh right, what fabric?’ Me: ‘Liberty silk crepe’, Him: ‘that doesn’t sound very casual’. I wanted…
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