As soon as I watched the 1942 British Pathe video demonstrating how to turn a men’s trilby into a smart topper I wanted to make my own version. I started with a fedora I found in a charity shop, and followed the basic steps from the video, with a few minor amendments.
I’m undertaking a project to scan my vintage magazine collection and make them available as digital downloads through my Etsy shop. There are currently nearly 40 magazines and pattern catalogues available, dating from the Edwardian era right up to the late 1950s.
Continuing my series on digital fabric printing services, today I’m reviewing CottonBee. CottonBee is based in Poland and, as the name suggests, prints on all-natural cotton materials.
I recently completed this dress using Charm Patterns Liz dress for the bodice combined with the three-quarter circle skirt from their Lamour dress. The wonderful thing about Charm Patterns is the extended size range, which includes multiple cup size options from A-H!
The digital fabric printing industry has grown considerably over recent years, and there are now a number of players on the market. I’ve been promising a series of reviews of some of the options out there (particularly UK/EU-based services), and I’m finally ready to start sharing the results! First up is Fashion Formula. This is a UK-based service offering a wide range of fabric and paper options for printing.
I’m excited to introduce my newest fabric design collection, Luna! An Art Nouveau-influenced collection, Luna draws its key inspirations from the work of Alphonse Mucha.
