For a very long time images of the elizabethan shirt as a pattern or garment have fascinated me. I’ve always favoured patterns that use every bit of fabric as they speak of a time when textiles were considered to be of great value. A time......
22 July, 2022 2 Comments
Fashion Corset v Historic Corset There’s a lot of talk around the negative aspects of wearing corsets but be assured that’s not the whole story. My experience with corsets is strictly fashion industry and what I share here in the blog and through the product......
14 July, 2022 No comment
If you have a look at this original post you’ll see my thinking when I attempted this Pattern Puzzle. It appears so simple as an idea, but when testing the pattern I found it was like many other apparently ‘simple’ ideas, that is very difficult......
24 June, 2022 No comment
One of the biggest pitfalls in being a designer/pattern maker is the making and testing of sewing patterns, and the continual accumulation of sample garments related to these patterns. For the on-going operation of my business I have to make these samples to test my......
05 June, 2022 8 Comments
