My entry in the Print and Plain Sewing Competition by Lucy B My love affair with Harem pants – “poo” pants!” My main passion in sewing is texture and textiles and I love print. For the last few years I…
Print and Plain Sewing Competition – Entry 4
Print and Plain Sewing Competition – Entry 3
My Vintage Inspired Dress Entry – Print and Plain Sewing Competition by Kerry-Anne. I have always admired the 1960s fashion, even as a little girl I remember dressing up and traipsing around the house in my mother’s 60’s…
Print and Plain Sewing Competition – Entry 2
My entry in the Print and Plain Sewing Competition by Kim. A steep learning curve – Not to rush, take care and sew in ” the moment “…… I found this sewing pattern a few years ago and attempted it…
Print and Plain Sewing Competition – Entry 1
My entry in the Print and Plain Sewing Competition by Maggie B. – My skirt! – and my journey in drafting of the pattern and making up of the garment. It is one thing to draft a basic…
Winter Cape – New York by Tessuti
Winter Cape – New York – Tessuti Capes are huge at the moment and are appearing throughout the catwalks all through Europe so this winter I am a bit “mad” about them. Already a few of my students have made…
Flat-Felled Seam
Flat-Felled Seams. Margarets version of her Winter Cape – New York by Tessuti. Margarets interpretation of her cape included : 1. Flat-felled seams for added strength. 2. Self fabric fringing around edge of garment and pockets. 3. Addition of front…
Vintage Fabric Sale.
Vintage Fabric Sale. Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th June.
Little Black Jacket – Chanel
The Little Black Jacket by Chanel. I thought you all may enjoy watching this short film – ” The Secrets of the Little Black Jacket ” from the ateliers of Chanel. It’s the story of the iconic little black jacket…
Contemporary Art and Design Gallery
Contemporary Art and Design Gallery. One of my students Sue N and her husband Philip visited this newly opened exhibition at the Contemporary Art and Design Gallery recently and I though you may all like the details. She showed…
Blind Stitch Centred Zipper – how to.
Blind Stitch Centred Zipper – how to …. This will be my first installment in a series of how- to- insert zippers into your garments. This first method shows how you can use a common stitch on your sewing machine…
UnDressed Exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery
UnDressed Exhibition at Bendigo Art Gallery. The importance of underwear in fashion history cannot be overstated. The majestic shapes of 18th century court dress, the distorted hourglass shapes of the Victorian and Edwardian eras, and Dior’s cinched ‘New Look’ were…
Print and Plain – Sew It ! Make It ! Sewing Competition
Introducing our second for 2014 – and the Challenge is – What can you make with a combination of Print and Plain in our Sewing Competition ? Announcing our second sewing competition for 2014, and I would like to…