I’m still planning my capsule wardrobe for Autumn 2016. I’ve made a mood board on Pinterest, cleared out and reorganised my stash, and defined my silhouettes. I made a mood board from the most essential items on my Pinterest board and a colour palette. It’s handy to sum up my aesthetic for the season in one cohesive mood… Continue reading Autumn Wardrobe ’16 Mood, Wishlist and Palette
Is the first week in September, your real New Year? I’s mine! Between school/university aged-children, and the change in season, I think of it as the beginning of the new year. I’m refining my autumn palette and planning my sewing (read more about this in my Wardrobe Architect posts). I will not buy any RTW clothes this year… Continue reading Organise for Autumn Sewing Now
I’m following the Wardrobe Architect series to help me build a well curated collection of hand-made clothes. You can find all my Wardrobe Architect posts in their own category. I’m very keen to see and talk to others working through this series, so share with me, if you are. This week I tackle pattern and prints.… Continue reading Wardrobe Architect: Pattern
I visited Rye and Dungeness this week and finally got to see Derek Jarman’s house and garden. I was on a photoshoot, where we were trying to avoid the impending storm. It was great for lighting but hard for model’s hairstyles. We also popped into Merchant & Mills in Rye. I know their goods from the internet… Continue reading Bits and Bobbins: Merchant & Mills cottons
I’m working on my embroidered Alice top with the V-neck adaptation. I’ve used three different fabrics: a Nano Iro double-gauze 80cm remnant, washed linen and a printed lawn. They’re all playing nicely together. There is a very faint glimmer of metallic overprinting in the Nano Iro gauze and I wanted to pick up on that with… Continue reading Alice Top With Nano Iro and Embroidery
It’s so hard not to pick All the fabrics for my Spring fabric palette! I want them all! A friend confessed to me that when she is feeling anxious about her financial situation, she comforts herself with buying fabric. I know this feeling! I’m currently on a spending freeze while I try to work my way… Continue reading Spring Fabric Palette Choices
Who doesn’t love Nano Iro fabrics? I raise my hand to say I think they make the most beautiful prints. They are the perfect balance between art and design. Their prints are both painterly and wearable. I love the feeling of the hand-drawn in all their work. Gosh, I see they have a book! Add that to… Continue reading Nano Iro Double Gauze Love
This is the delicious Vietnamese silk fabric I was given. I love the cranberry colour! I can’t decide whether to make a slip dress or a top from it. I have 4 metres but it is only 1 metre wide. I had pyjamas out of this fabric years ago and they shrank when I cleaned them. So I… Continue reading What To Do With My Vietnamese Silk Fabric
