I went to Disneyland Paris! I was so excited to go - I've never been before! We went for one day and I had just the best time. Of course, I had to wear handmade so I chose to wear something comfortable so I could spend all day on my feet and feel cool and…
Tag: Sewing Blog
Heyday Heyday Dungarees!
I just wanted to pop on ye olde blog quickly to signpost you to this month's Minerva Blogger Network post. I made these green Heyday Dungarees with button hack and I am really happy with them. If you want to read the full blog post you can read all about it here. I will be…
How to Repair Pulls in Knitwear
Okay, I've got something a little bit different for you today. It's not *technically* a sewing tool but I think it fits really well with sustainable sewing, slow fashion and generally being an environmentally conscious consumer. I read somewhere recently (think it was Fashion Revolution) that the most sustainable garment in the world is the…
Perfect Pippi Pinafore!
I'm so excited to finally share this pinafore with you. I've been wearing it LOADS! It goes with loads of stuff in my wardrobe and I've been wearing it constantly, layered up on cold days and like this on warm days. It is, of course, the Pippi Pinafore from Jennifer Lauren. I absolutely fell in…
Camden Skirt and Pattern Testing
It seems strange to be writing about pattern testing the Camden Skirt when the pattern has been out for months but it's been a bit of a winding road for me and this pattern! I don't do a lot of pattern testing, it is often on a very short timeline and I don't enjoy sewing…
Stretchfix
Hi, I hope you all are finding this product review series useful! Even if you don't run out and buy the products I'm talking about, it's useful to know what different products are out there if you ever need them, right? I hope so! I definitely didn't know about some of these gadgets and tools…
Get to the point!
Here's the next installment of my little Product Review series! I asked for this Clover Point 2 Point turner not knowing exactly when I was going to review it, just knowing that at some point I will be sure to need it. Up until now I've been trying to use a sad lonely chopstick that…
How to Refashion a Dress That’s TOO SMALL
Okay. Real talk time. We talk a lot in sustainability conversations that it's good to refashion existing garments. It is great to take something unloved that already exists and make it into something you will wear a lot. That's a really sustainable way to source materials and get a new garment without using anything that…
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The right tools for the job!
Anyone else guilty of not always using the right tools for the job? Trying to get away with not always using the right needle and instantly regretting it? Making a knit pattern work for woven? I am totally guilty of not always using the correct interfacing and sometimes I get away with it - sometimes…
Thread Theory Strathcona Henley
It was this handsome man's 31st birthday this week, and amongst other things, I gave him this t shirt I made for him. It is the Strathcona Henley pattern and I made it as this month's Minerva Crafts Blogger Network make. It has got me thinking about sewing for other's more though. I got great…
