Here you go - these are the eight finished pieces that I’ve made for the Tiger Lilly boutique. I just need to sew in the labels, and then I can take them into town.
Just in case you’re wondering how you might order a circle skirt or a tunic dress for yourself, you can do that [...]
Tag Archive 'raglan'
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 clothes [...]
This is another tunic for Diane - a short hip-length one this time.
Diane’s online name is “Bloomeenee”, so you can imagine that she was very keen to have something made from this fabulous Beatles Yellow Submarine fabric!
Here’s a YouTube clip of the “Sea of Holes” part of the film.
While I was sending off to America [...]
This is my usual raglan tunic/mini dress pattern, in Alexander Henry’s “The Rose Tattoo”. It’s hand bound with black bias tape. Simple as that!
Maria contacted me after I’d made Chloe’s cupcake dress, originally asking for a dress of her own in the same style. I don’t take on custom dressmaking any more (and the pattern’s [...]
Here you go - the completed blue dress.
I showed you the smocking yesterday, and I’ve just finished the binding and the belt.
This is my usual raglan tunic dress pattern, with the neckline, sleeves and hem all finished with navy blue bias binding. I was hoping to be able to find a navy broderie anglais lace [...]
This is the second dress I’ve made for Diane, using recycled 1970s print bedding. (The first one is here.) This one’s a very pretty, girly design with plenty of hearts and flowers. It’s made from half of a duvet cover, and Diane’s kept the other half to turn into a quilt.
If you’d like to order [...]
It occurred to me that it would probably help me in my plan to take over the world, if I told you how I was hoping to get there.
This is how:
I’ve been working on various incarnations of this pretty little tunic dress and top over the past couple of years, and I have great plans [...]
No, not a dress for a My Little Pony, a dress with My Little Ponies on it!
I’ve made various incarnations of a simple raglan tunic over the past couple of years. I’ve added a matching belt to this one, and a pleating detail at the shoulders and centre front.
Look out for more of the same [...]