Category Archives: Dress-making

A pinafore in black and grey

Posted on 17 May 2013 by

I started this dress back in December, what seems like months and months ago, upon the prospect of spending most of the winter months up in the North. I am not a huge fan of the North: I feel cold … Continue reading →

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A new dress

Posted on 10 October 2012 by

I had no idea what to title this post, but I adore this dress! I started it back in July and in my usual timely fashion just finished it recently. It’s made from a 1940s sewing pattern using a lovely … Continue reading →

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Speed sewing

Posted on 8 August 2012 by

This week, aside from attempting to pack and starting a job and working on private commissions, I am trying to finish a dress to wear on holiday! It’s again using a vintage pattern I already owned as well as more linen … Continue reading →

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The button question

Posted on 3 August 2012 by

Readers, I need your help! I’m currently finishing off a 1940s shirtwaist dress made from a length of lovely indigo herringbone cloth (a wool blend, sadly not pure wool) that I bought nearly a year ago. The time has come … Continue reading →

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Light and lovely – holiday trousers!

Posted on 30 July 2012 by

I’ve been working quite a lot lately and so any ‘spare’ days off have been carefully planned.; in the case of last week, it was for sewing. As you can imagine I have amassed quite a lot of commercial sewing … Continue reading →

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An orientalist dress

Posted on 25 July 2012 by

I started making this dress a long time ago, and only finished it about two months ago, but it has taken till now to find good enough weather to have it photographed outdoors! Summer has finally arrived and it is … Continue reading →

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sea of green

Posted on 6 April 2012 by

Silly me left my camera at home in London, where I was for a flying (too short, sobsob!) visit at the beginning of the week. I have therefore resorted to taking photos with the pinhole-sized camera lens inserted onto the … Continue reading →

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18th Century costume

Posted on 14 March 2012 by

Here is a set of 18th Century undergarments that I made, to theatrical practices. It consists of a pair of stays (what preceded the more-familiar Victorian corset) and pocket hoops. Above the undergarments sits this 18th Century costume. It consists … Continue reading →

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Exploring the 1930s

Posted on 24 January 2012 by

For my final project at uni I am exploring the cut and construction of womenswear of the 1930s. I will be making a women’s suit and a bias-cut, draped evening dress. This is really exciting, in many ways: developing my … Continue reading →

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Shift

Posted on 2 August 2011 by

The wedding I went to at the beginning of July was a Big Family Affair, the plans of which had been going on very publicly for months and my aunt soon began referring to it as the Royal Wedding. My … Continue reading →

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