My sewcial isolation activities are in limbo: I’m either waiting for fabric to arrive for patterns I have or I need the A0 printshop copies of my PDF patterns to arrrive so that I can use the fabric I have at home. Things have definitely slowed down a lot over the last couple of weeks, […]
Browsing Tag: handmade wardrobe
Deer and Doe Réglisse Dress
Sewisolation Project #2 The next project on my sewisolation list was Deer and Doe’s Réglisse Dress. This is the loveliest of summer dresses, featuring either an elasticated or shirred waistband, bias cut bodice, cap sleeves, shoulder yokes, a pussy bow neck tie or button front and a beautifully full-flared skirt. The pattern envelope contains a […]
Deer and Doe’s Lupin Jacket
With the Covid-19 pandemic, I find myself in self-isolation or, as we in the sewing community would rather call it, in Sewisolation. Working from home allows a little extra time to indulge ticking off those sewing patterns and using fabric that’s been in the stash for a while. Commuting and lunch breaks just got more […]
Book review – Tilly Walnes’ Demystifying Dressmaking: Love at First Stitch
Since I started sewing at the beginning of 2020, I’ve been overwhelmed by the number of people I know who either expressed how they’d love to start sewing their own clothes or that they can’t believe how professional looking my makes have been since I first decided to begin dressmaking. This post is for you […]