After almost two and half weeks of occasional sewing, I finally managed to finish the vintage Vogue 8942 dress which I mentioned in the previous post. I used a greyish viscose suiting fabric which I got from Stone Fabrics as the fashion fabric and a tiny piece of vintage kimono silk crepe as facing which … Continue reading »
Last week has been my most non-productive sewing / crafting week so far because of 3 reasons: Reason 1: I was at a sustainability training course for work for most of the week and there’s going to be an exam in a month’s time (the last time I studied properly was more than 8 years … Continue reading »
After sewing some baby items for the last two weeks, I turned my focus to a vintage sewing pattern which I bought from EBay recently. The pattern is a Vogue 8942 dated 1956 so it’s exactly 56 years old. The pattern includes two options: one with 3/4 length sleeves, patch pockets with a “fly-over” button … Continue reading »
