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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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Dye Printing on Fabric

Fri, 22 Jul 2016 13:01:07 +0000

While making a mood board of my core style I realised how much I love the look of handmade patterns on my clothing. So, I’m focusing on creating fabrics and designs with handmade marks this summer. Some designs that inspire me are hand-block prints like these beauties on cotton Khadi (seen at Merchant and Mills).… 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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Bits and Bobbins: Merchant & Mills cottons

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 07:50:03 +0000

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

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Musings on Stretch Denim

Mon, 04 Apr 2016 08:15:43 +0000

I’ve become very interested in the fibre content of today’s denim. Pure cotton jeans are coming back into fashion, at the same time, there are a lot of new fibres that I was unfamiliar with. The jean market is a very busy place. In the 80’s there were two kinds of people; those that wore… Continue reading

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