This post contains affiliate links. One of my youngest boy’s favourite things to do at the moment is to make tie dyed t shirts, and it’s easy to see why. As well as looking fabulous, at 9 years old he’s experiencing what those who are makers feel every…
A toile, also known as a muslin in the USA, is a prototype of a garment. In the design process, it sits in between drafting pattern pieces and the finished version. The toile allows the designer to check that the idea in his or her head will actually…
Inspiration is weird. Sometimes it comes from the weirdest of places. Other times it might come from somewhere you’d expect, like Pinterest or somebody else’s blog, but once it has been processed through the weirdness in one’s brain, ends up as a bonkers idea. This is what happened…
Last time, I reposted a tutorial I wrote back in 2015 for a skirt with godets. I have plans to develop this into something else, but first I wanted to have a go at remaking the skirt using the original instructions. The skirt I made back then is…
I originally posted this tutorial in 2015, so long ago now! The skirt was a success, although I should have finished the edges of the blue fabric with an overcasting stitch because it frayed quite badly. In the end, I wore the skirt for several years, until it…
Hopefully you’ve made your pattern pieces and you’re all ready to sew a warm winter dress! If you missed the previous post and you haven’t drafted the pattern yet, it’s here. Once you’ve got your pieces cut out, you can start assembling the dress. The order for sewing…