This month’s challenge/pleasure was sewing this outfit with faux leather and Italian silk from Minerva Crafts.Yes I made this hat earlier this year because I knew it would pair so well with this outfit.I've used my pencil skirt block and a basic shirt pattern. As crazy as mixing prints together can be, I felt these … Continue reading Silk and faux leather
Category: pleather
MMM13 week 2 and a Perth meet up
The week that just flew by had me flying east to west between offices. That rarely happens.Day 7:Me-made shirt Butterick 4985, Me-made cardi McCalls 5978 and Me-made skirt McCalls 8972Day 8 totally excited:Me-made dress (can't find this post) and Me-made sandwich boleroDay 9:Me-made dress Butterick 5638 and Me-made jacketAnd I got to meet up with Penny Hooper, Jenny (JenleeC) … Continue reading MMM13 week 2 and a Perth meet up
What a difference a hem makes
At Rhodes ASG, Sharon kindly pinned the hem on two of my dresses. They went from matronly to woo hoo in 4" or 10cm so I raised the hems of the tulip and bias dresses. Funnily enough, when they are on a hanger on the door handle, the hems just touch carpet, so maybe that's my measure … Continue reading What a difference a hem makes
Gloves – Butterick 5695
These gloves were a test and now I like them. And the pattern doesn't call for lining but the next pair will be lined, especially if I use leather. This shows the handstitching on the fingers. I couldn't do this by machine. I've used a knit scrap to test the pattern size and sewing steps.Here's the … Continue reading Gloves – Butterick 5695
