Sewing – JuJu Vail

Make a Slouchy Bag

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:19:41 +0000

I’m busy with big life changing stuff, like funerals and sending my youngest to University. Getting to my sewing table isn’t easy at the moment, but I have sewing dreams. My first planned make is a slouchy bag (like the one above from Plumo). I will use a Designer’s Guild velvet upholstery fabric. The Designer’s Guild shops, in… Continue reading

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Organise for Autumn Sewing Now

Wed, 24 Aug 2016 11:06:00 +0000

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

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Dyeing For Alabama Chanin

Thu, 28 Jul 2016 22:47:06 +0000

Have you made an Alabama Chanin Style garment? Or are you like me, planning for years, collecting materials, but not quite getting around to beginning? All that hand-sewing is a big time commitment! This is the summer that I begin making a few pieces of Alabama Chanin style clothes. I may not finish them… Continue reading

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Jersey A-line Dress Hack: Princess Seam

Sat, 02 Jul 2016 08:00:55 +0000

Here’s a pattern hack for a faux princess seam. I’m still working from the A-line dress pattern, that I hacked out of this raglan T-shirt pattern. The dress above is from Toast and is made of a cotton, medium weight, single jersey. They use a nice thick jersey. The fabric has stripes, at various distances across its width,… Continue reading

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Double Layer Washi Dress

Sat, 25 Jun 2016 07:40:27 +0000

I finally made this double layer Washi Dress! You can see my first one, and the full bust and neckline adjustments that I made, here. For this version, I used two beautiful grey and indigo fabrics from Fabworks. The check is a light, crisp, pure linen (sold out now but this and this look wonderful). The fabric underneath is a… Continue reading

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Drunken Dressmaking Part II: How to Make a Pattern for A Contrast Hem Panel

Mon, 13 Jun 2016 08:00:39 +0000

In my last post I showed you my drunk dress; made while enjoying too much Brandy, because of not enjoying a toothache. This is an easy modification to make to any jersey dress pattern. I think it would look nice with solids or with a print jersey and a solid woven. The stretch fabric needs to… Continue reading

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Drunk Dressmaking Part I: Sewing a Jersey Dress with a Woven Panel Hem

Sat, 11 Jun 2016 08:10:01 +0000

I’ve had a toothache all week, which has led me to drink a little more brandy than I might usually. One night, I decided I needed to make a version of the dress from Cos, with the contrast hem panel that I discovered while playing Dressmaking Detective. This was an impulsive, drunken sew session. I had… Continue reading

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Sewing Websites

Mon, 06 Jun 2016 08:00:52 +0000

Let’s talk about sewing websites. I’ve been a member of Ravelry since Beta. I think we can all agree, they do an outstanding job of facilitating a knitting (and crochet community). Kudos Ravelry. Sewers are frustrated that the same service doesn’t exist for us. The most obvious contender is Pattern Review. It’s been around longer than… Continue reading

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Altered Jeans: Adding 3 Darts to the back Waist

Sat, 04 Jun 2016 08:00:32 +0000

Lots of women have trouble finding a pair of jeans with a good fit, for all kinds of reasons. I think my problem is very common; in order to get jeans to fit in the butt and thighs, I often swim in fabric around the waist. I have gotten better at buying jeans that fit… Continue reading

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The End Of Me Made May 2016

Wed, 01 Jun 2016 08:00:11 +0000

The last day of Me Made May was cold, rainy and windy, here in London: the worst weather of the whole month. Never mind, I got to wear my new Surry Hills Cardi, denim Pilvi coat and bobble scarf. How did My Me Made May Resolutions Hold Up? I wore something Me Made everyday. Even the days I was… Continue reading

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