This is another skirt for Tiger Lilly in the Harris Arcade, and I think it’s my favourite so far! It’s probably just as well that it’s not my size, otherwise I’d be far too tempted to keep it. I have one more skirt and another tunic to make, and then I’m going to deliver everything [...]
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In case you’ve been wondering about the sudden flurry of sewing photographs that have been appearing on Flickr and Twitter – I’ve been asked to put together a few things for a local shop. Tiger Lilly is an independent vintage and retro boutique in Reading’s Harris Arcade. Chloe has a lovely ever-changing collection of vintage [...]
I’ve been trying to make this petticoat since March, but it was causing me to swear so terribly that it’s been shoved in a carrier bag underneath my sewing table for seven months. This is in fact only half a petticoat. There’s supposed to be a second layer on the bottom two tiers, but I [...]
I’m a little bit poorly this week, and the medication I’m taking is leaving me unable to concentrate, so I spent the day yesterday making a very simple skirt. It’s made in the same way as my Elasticated Skirt but instead of being an a-line shape, this one’s a full circle. What looks like the [...]
This is why I write tutorials.
Posted in corsages, FAQ, inspiration, photos, sewing, skirts on Sep 11th, 2009
Pink Salamander made a skirt, using my Gathered Skirt Tutorial. The bird fabric is from IKEA – isn’t it adorable? You can read all about the project over on Burda Style. Ariane had a go at the Flower Brooch Tutorial, and came up with these gorgeous creations. Not having a huge stash of buttons, she [...]
The reason I’ve been a bit quiet lately is because I’ve got a new job! As well as volunteering at the Museum of English Rural Life, I’m also working there as a Learning Assistant. This is a temporary position which lasts for the duration of the school holidays, so you’ll have to excuse me if [...]
I’ve had this fabric for about eighteen months, but I’ve been “saving” it for just the right outfit. First it was going to be Vogue 8470, and then McCalls 5431. Then I decided that neither of those options would be comfortable, and I couldn’t decide what to do instead. Chris Zydel wrote yesterday about how [...]
I spent half of the weekend in what can only be described as “a bit of a state”. Things seemed rather hopeless on the sewing front, and I wasn’t at all looking forward to coming out to my Shed to start work this morning. I decided to finish off this fleecy skirt, which had been [...]
This is Simplicity 3737 (now out of print), view B. You’re looking at the bottom tier of the inside layer – which itself is two layers of dress net/crinoline, edged with satin bias tape. I still have to make the outer layer, and attach it all to the yoke. So far I’ve been working on [...]
For the past two days I have been wrestling with fourteen metres of dress net and fifty metres of bias tape. I’m hoping that these ingredients will eventually turn into this Simplicity petticoat. (Bottom right.) So far I’ve cut out all forty-two pieces, and stitched them into the appropriate tiers. Now I need to do [...]