A finished bra, a properly finished bra. For this version I’ve gone with a plain woven cotton fabric for the cups, cradle and bridge. Seams are covered with some pretty […]
Sewing Adventures: Simplicity 1594 baby clothes
Early in December my sister had a baby boy! It’s all very exciting and while she has plenty of clothes for the little guy I thought that something he could […]
2015 Sewing Goals
2015, bring it on! Seriously I have been waiting for a new year since about June. Some parts of 2014 were wonderful and magical but a whole lot of it […]
Bra making – how to DIY your own pattern part 4
I’ve had my pattern and supplies ready to go for weeks and have been so busy it’s had to just sit there taunting me to hurry up and make it. […]
Fabric Shopping in Sydney
This year Sydney has been host to a whole lot of international and interstate sewers and its been wonderful to show them the city. With more visitors coming soon I […]
Bra Making – how to DIY your pattern part 3
By now you have taken your bra apart and spent your time making an accurate pattern. So now it’s all about collecting everything you need to start sewing your bra. […]
A day with Simplicty by Brother and Spotlight
I’m endlessly fascinated with how stuff gets made, clothes, food, cars, electronics. Those educational type programs on factories are brilliant. I just like seeing the process of how things come […]
Shibori Workshop Wrap Up
Shibori has long fascinated me and now I think I’m even more enthralled after a thoroughly wonderful day learning about it. Who knew from a vat of gunky black looking […]
Shibori
This weekend the Spoolettes and I are attending a Shibori workshop and I am so excited, like really excited. Since I found the workshop I’ve been madly pinning inspiration and […]
Bra making – how to DIY your pattern part 2
After scanning my pressed pieces, I am going to set about tracing them using Adobe Illustrator. Now as I said in part 1 you don’t need to make a digital […]