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Fabric Design Primer Part 3: My Design Process
My fabric designs
Fabric Design Primer Part 3: My Design Process
My fabric designs
My fabric designs
Tutorial: 1940s Make Do and Mend Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects
Tutorial: 1940s Make Do and Mend Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects
Jewellery, Crafty projects
Fabric Design Primer Part 2: Perfecting Your Patterns
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
Fabric Design Primer Part 2: Perfecting Your Patterns
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
Fabric Design Primer Part 1: Basic Principles
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
Fabric Design Primer Part 1: Basic Principles
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
My fabric designs, Fabric Design Primer
Tutorial: Heart-Shaped Pillbox Hat - with printable templates!
Hats, Sewing tutorials, Valentine
Tutorial: Heart-Shaped Pillbox Hat - with printable templates!
Hats, Sewing tutorials, Valentine
Hats, Sewing tutorials, Valentine
Vintage Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Knitwear
Vintage Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Knitwear
Refashion, Knitwear
1940s Hat Refashion
Make do and Mend, Hats, Refashion, Sewing tutorials
1940s Hat Refashion
Make do and Mend, Hats, Refashion, Sewing tutorials
Make do and Mend, Hats, Refashion, Sewing tutorials
Tutorial: How to Make a Heart-Shaped Beret
Sewing tutorials, Crafty projects, Hats, Valentine
Tutorial: How to Make a Heart-Shaped Beret
Sewing tutorials, Crafty projects, Hats, Valentine
Sewing tutorials, Crafty projects, Hats, Valentine
DIY Umbrella and Gloves Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects
DIY Umbrella and Gloves Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects
Jewellery, Crafty projects
Quick Fitted Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Sewing tutorials, Knitwear, Autumn/winter fashion
Quick Fitted Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Sewing tutorials, Knitwear, Autumn/winter fashion
Refashion, Sewing tutorials, Knitwear, Autumn/winter fashion
Bow Kick Pleat and Cuffs
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Bow Kick Pleat and Cuffs
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Giant Bow Pockets
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Giant Bow Pockets
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Pattern hack: Draft a faux-wrap midriff
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Pattern hack: Draft a faux-wrap midriff
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
Pattern hacks, Sewing tutorials
DIY Love letters Dangle Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects, 1940s, Valentine
DIY Love letters Dangle Brooch
Jewellery, Crafty projects, 1940s, Valentine
Jewellery, Crafty projects, 1940s, Valentine
1940s Slash-neck Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Autumn/winter fashion, 1940s, Knitwear, Popular posts
1940s Slash-neck Sweater Refashion
Refashion, Autumn/winter fashion, 1940s, Knitwear, Popular posts
Refashion, Autumn/winter fashion, 1940s, Knitwear, Popular posts
My handmade and vintage #Goodwoodstyle over the years for @goodwoodrevival, in paper doll form! For 2018 I recreated the yellow and green outfit worn by Betty Grable in the 1944 movie Pin Up Girl. In 2019 I wore coral accented with chocolate and aqu
I had the most amazing day at @goodwoodrevival yesterday - after a last-minute change of outfit plans thanks to the less-than-clement weather, I was beyond thrilled to be selected as a finalist for the #goodwoodbestdressed #goodwoodbestdressed24 cont
I was chatting with a good friend recently and she told me about a conversation she’d once had wherein someone shared a mistaken impression of me as some kind of… tradwife or something? Because I’m married and I’m into vintag
I think I’ve described every one of the patterns I’ve released through my Patreon as my favourite, but there are definitely some I come back to time and again. The #daytripperdress is one - it was among the first patterns I released, and
Another throwback to Madagascar last year and my fishy beach cape. I’ve long been obsessed with the concept of beach capes, which were popular in the 1930s-50s, often made in chenille or terrycloth fabrics. I’ve used this one on beach hol
Throwback to our Madagascar trip last year, and this tropical dream of a pattern, the #waterfalldress from #charmpatterns. Inspired by an original “Polynesian pattern” edition, it works great in a floaty viscose challis like this for the
Another of my favourite patterns is the #mimosadress, which I released last year. I’ve made five versions of it now. I like that the relatively simple silhouette lets a bold print like this shine. It’s also another one that comes together
More views of the #catskillshalterneck bodice (paired with the #sightseeingskirt). It was fun playing with geometry with this stripe fabric! For this version I cut the bodice front on a bias, aligning the grain with the neckline to create the V effec