Halter Neck Dress Without a Pattern: Drafting the Pattern Having a wardrobe full of clothes that are too big has been the perfect excuse to make new things for myself! When the weather's warm enough, I love my vintage style dresses. It's not easy to find these in the shops, so the obvious answer is to make my own. I successfully turned my cherry blossom dress into a sundress, and having seen a halter neck dress on Pinterest that I ... Read the Post...
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Handmade Wallet Tutorial
Handmade Wallet Tutorial Although I quite like my current wallet, it's looking distinctly tatty. It also has 2 major disadvantages. The first is that it's huge and it takes up an awful lot of room in my bag. The second is that because it has so many useful pockets inside, I feel obliged to fill them all up with junk. The pockets of my purse get so full of old bus tickets and receipts that it won't stay closed! Pockets are nice, but I ... Read the Post...
Vintage Style Sundress Without a Pattern
Vintage Style Sundress Without a Pattern Here's a tutorial for my new favourite dress! The idea for this vintage style sundress had been cooking away for a while, and after the sewalong was a good time to make it as I had the bodice pattern piece I'd made to hand. Like my other dresses, the skirt is a circle and the bodice is made from 2 pieces. There's a zip at the side and the shoulder straps are each made from one piece. If you took ... Read the Post...
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 3: Working Out the Skirt Measurements and Cutting Out
Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong Stage 3: Working Out the Skirt Measurements and Cutting Out Welcome to the 3rd installment of the Cherry Blossom Dress Sewalong! Hopefully you've managed to get your bodice pieces drafted and cut out. Today we'll be cutting out the skirt. The skirt of the Cherry Blossom Dress is a circle, made up of 4 quarter circles. We won't be making pattern pieces for this as there's no need. Instead, we'll be working ... Read the Post...