Dry Cleaner Says NO

Do you wash your self-made things separately to your RTW stuff? Hand wash them instead? Maybe it’s never even occurred to … More

V1030: A tale of two dresses

I’m not quite sure that sewing dresses for your bridesmaids counts as selfless sewing (as really, it’s technically for me), … More

The final and most complex part in my 3-post series on constructing my wedding dress! I used Marfy S963 for … More

I spent considerable time in Muslin-city before I felt confident to pull out the fabric bolt hiding under the couch! … More

Even though this wasn’t seen by anyone at the wedding, this is the garment I’m both the most proud of and … More

Patterns and Fabrics Skirt – Marfy S655 – silk organza (Mendel Goldberg) – silk taffeta (D’Italia) – silk organza (Sew Squirrel) … More

We were married under three 100 year old London Plane trees in Victoria’s high country in mid-April, just as the autumn … More

This is heads up to say there’ll be a fairly extended radio silence here as I bunker down to sew … More

Thank you all so much for your well wishes and congratulations! I’ll admit, the wonderfulness of being engaged had quite … More