There have been two things that have recently converted me to the dark side of sewing with knits (three, if … More
Category: Pants
Style Arc Joni Knit Pant
2018 is going down as the year I lost my sew-jo. Perhaps mostly because it got relegated to the back … More
Super 130s Classic Pants
I’m beyond thrilled with the outcome from my second Couture Sewing School class. I’ve grappled with pants a few times since … More
Couture Sewing School – Day 3, 4, 5 & 6: Basting, Fitting & Sewing
Day 3 and everyone is heads down and bums up thread tracing their pattern pieces. I’m definitely thinking I’m glad … More
Couture Sewing School – Day 1 & 2: Fitting and Fabric
I ended up going in on the first day with two muslins – one made up of Burda 6689, and … More
The Trouser. The Sequel.
Thanks for your input on my last trouser post – it was really fascinating hearing everyone’s thoughts and opinions. I … More
The Trouser.
Say that with the accent and delivery style of May – one of the judges from the Great British Sewing Bee … More
S1302: Mix’n’Match Tofino’s
Time for something easy to sew, thank you very much – there was a time not so very long ago I thought … More
P1003 & P1004: Plenty of Papercuts
After an extremely challenging start to this year and having nurtured some pretty bad habits as a means of dealing … More
P1003 & P1004: Hi-tech Fabric
I don’t know if anyone else has noticed, but in the last decade of so fabric technology appears to have … More