January 31, 2010

The Making of a Wedding Dress, Part 2

Making the Basic Pattern

This week the bride and I got together so I could create a basic princess-seam pattern to base the dress off of. I pinned a piece of cotton to her while she was wearing a tight-fitting t-shirt More

January 20, 2010

The Making of a Wedding Dress, Part 1

Some good friends of mine are getting married this August. As a wedding gift, I’ll be custom-making the bride’s wedding dress, based on this inspiration photo. We went fabric shopping last Saturday and bought six metres of the most gorgeous More

January 18, 2010

Sweater Recon Tutorial

Or, how I recycled three sweaters into one without using a pattern

If you’ve got some old sweaters at the back of your closet, or you enjoy shopping for second-hand clothes, read on! I’ll show you how to turn three old More