After blogging for 11 years, there are people I've kept in contact with and over the years though sharing our sewing experiences and this has given me a sharing group of friends I truly treasure. #sewover50 @sewover50 The #sewover50 @sewover50 team asked me to write this post to encourage you to blog if you're not … Continue reading A sharing community
Category: prym
A bit of glam
Every week there's a red carpet event somewhere in the world so there's always lots of dress inspiration out there. Hence this month's little black dress using Minerva Crafts fabrics with a touch of Prym's notions.When I began planning this dress I had grand ideas of creating another Vivienne Westwood couture dress worn by Helena … Continue reading A bit of glam
Being Helena
With the prospect of Susan Khalje visiting Australia again, I decided to try another challenging project - this outfit worn by Helena Bonham-Carter at a Berlin Film Festival.After trawling through pinterest, here's how Helena wore this outfit.I love how this suit is a deconstructed, fitted suit.For this project, I ordered from the Minerva Crafts website … Continue reading Being Helena
pleats on pleats
On a quiet Sunday morning, Bobbin and Ink hosted a swap in Sydney. Laura of Bobbin and Ink is such a great host and on the day, it was really fun to see her pick up at least one pattern on the day.Susan from measuretwicecutonce handed me the fabric above and said, 'I saw this … Continue reading pleats on pleats
Perspective
Which way it the right way to use a large border print? This month I experimented with a large border John Kaldor print from Minerva Crafts on Sew Over It Eve dress.The fun was strategically cutting out the pieces with this border print. I love this print.I used to get 'hung up' on figuring out … Continue reading Perspective
Fine tuned
There's nothing more satisfying that a dress that works. Testing it helps and I did that with this month's Minerva Crafts project using Deer and Doe Belladone dress.Ok, here's the elegant photo of the dress.After I took this photo I realised the red flowers follow their way to my red shoes.Oh, and I added red … Continue reading Fine tuned
Ergonomic tracing wheel and toiles
Tracing wheels are a must in couture sewing or when you're simply tracing a pattern onto fabric. Prepping patterns gives you better accuracy but tracing can be tiring.I tested a 27-pattern piece dress so the thought of tracing stitching lines and notches was demotivating. Truly.Here's the prep stage: pattern, calico, Prym ergonomic tracing wheel, Prym … Continue reading Ergonomic tracing wheel and toiles
