My Life in Sewing and Fashion Design
Happy Mother’s Day! It’s been a good one so far for me: the weather is beautiful and I finally had a chance to wear and photograph my latest make. The pattern is Burda 6764, a wrap front top that has the wrap closed at the side seam. It has gathering on the upper sleeves and […]
This pattern is from the 9/2017 Burda Style Magazine. I bought a 3 month subscription and liked this top the minute I saw it. I drafted the pattern straight from the magazine insert, a.k.a. insanity on wheels: 4 pages, 44 patterns superimposed on one another: Don’t worry though, the mag tells you which set of […]
Tabi is the Japanese name for what’s often referred to in the West as flip-flop socks. I recently finished the pair I began back in December. That brings my total wardrobe count up to 4 pairs. Yes, I really like this style, because I wear flip flops and I don’t like to force my feet […]
I’ve been very busy during the last month, and haven’t had a chance to blog until now, hence the belated New Year’s post. What’s been keeping me so busy? Well, in addition to continuing home renovations and my own personal projects, I’m now producing the sewn product line of lavender filled pillows for All Things […]
I’m really pleased to announce the publishing of my first knitting pattern on Ravelry, and my official debut as a knitwear designer. Earlier this year in February I designed a cowl pattern. It was made by spinning 2 yarns together, shown in this post about plying the 2 yarns together and this post about the Noro Rainbow […]
I finally finished this dress, with a bit of the summer left to wear it. I made this dress up in 100% linen, and the name of the color is “Black Papyrus”. It’s an interesting weave of black and eggshell color threads, resulting in a down to earth, natural fabric that I was really […]
I bought this pattern the minute I saw it – I really like the cutout neckline! I knew I’d have to find a way to get back to sewing in order to make it up, even in the midst of home renovations. I decided to make a muslin first, because I’m plus size on my […]
Last July I moved into my new home, and when that happened the amount of keys on my key ring doubled from 2 to 4. This meant that I had to memorize what lock each key went to, which wasn’t easy for me because 3 of the keys looked very similar to one another. […]
I enjoyed spinning with the Noro Rainbow Roll, so much so that I decided to buy some real roving. I chose a luxury mix of 70% wool, 30% silk. I wanted to ensure that my first experience of spinning actual roving would be a happy one. I bought 4 oz (113.4 gms) of fiber. Initially […]
In my last post I showed the most recent yarn I crafted from drop spindle plying. This post shows the result of my latest efforts at knitwear design with a self made pattern. I had only 200 yards (183 meters) to work with as my design limit, and this is what I came up […]
