Our Makes

It was love at first sight when I spotted this gorgeous viscose at the CHSI Stitches show earlier this year.  The colours are so rich – I had to have it!  I wanted a pattern with minimal interruptions so the print could really sing and the Sew Over It Penny dress with its relaxed bodice and full skirt was a great match.  I bought it ages ago and had been waiting for the good weather to come around to make it up.  I’m really pleased with this dress and I learned a few things along the way to share … The...

Let me take you back to mid-December, Christmas preparations are in full swing, and I’ve given all my good present ideas for my husband Mike, to other people.  Starting to panic ...      Thankfully, I remembered that one of our lovely pop up customers had bought some of our Discovery Knitting fleece-backed sweatshirting to make a Finlayson sweater for her husband.  Reader, I shamelessly copied her took inspiration from her wonderful idea and set out to do the same.  I was a little nervous about making a Christmas present but it was a great excuse to work with a higher-end, more expensive...

I was very lucky to have been asked to go and preview The Dab Hand’s new selection of fabrics for their next pop up, and select one to make up for the party season. As always they had an amazing array of fabrics, colours and choices and I could easily have chosen 5 or 6 different things I wanted to make. However, the magpie in me was immediately drawn to this stunning sequin leopard print black fabric. That description makes it seems like there’s a lot going on and like it could be a bit much – but the black...

I had such high expectations of the meetMilk tencel twill.  It promised rich jewel colours, a luxe look & feel, and a lovely balance of substance and drape.  100% my vibe and I’m delighted to say that it really delivers.  Inspired by AW19 trends, we ordered Navy, Deep Green, Maroon and Rust.  As they all go together so beautifully, I tried my hand at some colour blocking, inspired by this Boden shirt dress.    I thought the princess seams of the Named Clothing Saraste shirt / shirt dress would be a nice way to achieve this kind of look.    The Breaking the Pattern...