This is my first go at making a belt. This is a dress that I made some time ago but I wasn't sure about the fit or the belt. The dress is Butterick 5277 and I've used a stretch woven suiting fabric. The dress is lined but in our hot and humid weather, I'll be … Continue reading Tidy up
Category: New Look 6912
Decisions
Happy New Year to everyone. It's been a big 'get organised weekend' (kitchen, bathroom, sewing room, pending US sewing trip) and eventually I did manage to make some progress on this one-shoulder dress. And I have an event to wear it to at the end of the month - yipee! Below on the left is … Continue reading Decisions
one shoulder – NL 6912
The key to a great dress form is sometimes in the support that you build into it. This dress doesn't mention support but I think that I should keep defying gravity where possible especially if I want to wear the one shoulder version view C.Initially I thought that lining the top pieces would work but … Continue reading one shoulder – NL 6912
