kaftan capers

You may remember that I am making the above kaftan dress in my sewing class at the moment. Well, my project is progressing. In today’s class I finished my facings, snipped my underarm seams, tacked and then stitched the side … Continue reading

rock the kaftan

So this is what I’ve been up to in sewing class lately. After my fitting fiasco with my previous project, I thought I’d give myself an easier job of it this time around. So I’m making a kaftan! Well, a … Continue reading

frock trouble

Whilst I really love the Easter holidays, sadly their approach sees the conclusion of my dressmaking class. With the aid of a couple of extra sessions to make up for the ones I missed, I have been trying to get … Continue reading

fun with a frock

Yesterday I walked back from sewing class in a blizzard. That’s how keen I am to get my current dressmaking project done. I love this stage of construction, where you first start to see how all those jigsaw pieces of fabric … Continue reading

starts and finishes

The skirt, my first venture into the world of dressmaking, is finally finished. I wore it to sewing class, just to prove that I had actually finished it, and not shoved it to the back of a cupboard for twenty years. Which was … Continue reading

all the trimmings

One of the glorious pleasures of planning my next dressmaking adventures is the wealth of ways I can think of to make garments more interesting. I am currently coveting some vintage trim for the frock I have in mind. Around … Continue reading