Tag: seated sewing
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Minerva Tracey Jacket
Who doesn’t love a shirt style jacket? So practical that every wardrobe needs one – fabulous as an outerwear topper or as a layering piece. Minerva’s latest exclusive pattern the Tracey jacket is no ordinary Shacket though, it’s rich in details and finished off with just the right amount of top stitching to elevate it…
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London Fashion Week (Part 2)
I was so excited to be attending London Fashion Week – this was a dream come true for me, especially as it was an adaptable clothing fashion show that I would be attending. I decided quite early on that this was the perfect opportunity to design and make my own adaptive dress to wear. The…
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London Fashion Week (Part 1)
I was very kindly invited by Kat Paylor-Bent to see her first catwalk collection at The Future of Fashion Show. Kat would be making a collection of accessible clothes that would be worn by disabled models, and they would be featuring braille descriptions – a UK first. I was incredibly excited for her (and also…
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Love Notions – La Bella Donna
My latest make couldn’t have come at a better time! Having endured storm Darragh and definitely feeling the winter chill in the air, I was very much in need of a snuggly jumper to keep warm in. My fabric (kindly gifted by Minerva as part of their ambassador scheme) is called falling blossom and it’s…
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Fairfax Jacket
As I mentioned in my previous post I spent a long time deliberating over what to make with my gorgeous Ambassador fabric this month. It’s the beautiful Floral Exuberance from Minerva’s Exclusive Organic Stretch Woven Cotton Sateen collection and it’s so pretty, the colour combinations really appeal to me. I had initially envisioned making a…
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Another SA Hope Dress
I loved my last Style Arc Hope dress so much that I couldn’t wait to make another one, this time, however I thought I’d try a different neckline. I used the expansion pack again and opted for bodice B, which is a raglan wrap over V-neck and again I went for the statement sleeves of…
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She’s here – My Seated Dress Form
My seated dress form from Mimiquins has arrived and I’m so happy with her. I’ve decided to call her ‘Mimi’ in honour of her creators Mimiquins. They were so wonderful in working with me to create a UK first. ‘Mimi’ is a full scale exact replica of my body and although she’s light enough for…