Hi Readers, I wear camisole under cardigan a lot and my favourite one is from GAP which has thin shoulder straps that are quite far apart. Unfortunately the camisole always bunches up at my high hip due to my pear shape bottom, so I drafted a pattern based on the GAP design and sewn a … Continue reading »
Hi Readers, although my sewing experience has been on sewing woven mostly, I found that I wear knit fabric, especially fashion T-shirt most of the time so sewing more knit fabric projects is definitely in my to-do list this year. I want an asymmetrical design which is quick to make and chose Burda’s printed pattern … Continue reading »
Hi Readers! My blog just turned one year old. Last year at around this time I was thinking whether to join the sewing blog world to share my hobbies, eventually I did and I’m glad to have done that. Blogging helps to organise my sewing time better and it challenges me to try new techniques … Continue reading »
Hi Readers, I’m glad to report that my first wearable mock-up trousers is made and worn to the park yesterday. This is a self-draft pattern based on Bunka Fashion College’s Garment Design Textbook – Skirts and Pants. I drafted the straight leg style. The book describes the style as follow: “This is a silhouette with … Continue reading »
Hello Readers! Spring finally arrived in the UK, we have had a good few days of sunshine. Obviously I’m happy that the sun is out but it would mean that I’m putting my wool / silk tweed Burda Vintage Dress on hold. Sewing thick wool when it’s sunny really doesn’t feel right so I’m saving the … Continue reading »
Hi Readers, last week was a no-sew week as I was sent to Johannesburg and Mozambique for a week long business trip. It’s my first time in Africa and I’m truly touched by its environment. My colleagues and I had best part of a day to spend in Johannesburg and we went to a nature … Continue reading »
Hello Readers, after knitting my first lace shawl a few weeks ago I’ve been using my evening before bed time to knit a new lace shawl. This time I used a hand dye lace weight yarn called ‘Queen of Denmark’ from London’s IKnit. The yarn has some lighter blue shades all over and is extremely … Continue reading »
Hello Readers! Sorry for the no post last week as works been crazy but I did use last weekend to cut and sew the Burda 12/2012 Retro Dress. I’ve got a lot of photos to show you so I’m going to keep the text to the minimal. 1. Cutting – This part was easy as … Continue reading »
Hi Readers! After my attempts on baby knitting I started knitting my first lace shawl. The pattern is Kaw Valley Wrap from Blue Sky Alpaca and the yarn is their Alpaca Silk in ‘Ice’ colour which I bought from Loop London during sale. This lovely yarn shop is just two tube stops from my office so I do … Continue reading »
Hi Readers, I given myself a sewing break after completing 2 x Chinese Silk Brocade Jackets (really felt that I needed sewing time off to have a good start in 2013!) I was going to take time to plan what to sew for Spring but there’s a sudden cold snap here in the UK so Spring airy … Continue reading »
