All posts by Morgann McCoy

In my 10 years of sewing, I can say with confidence, there are few fabrics I love more than classic black linen. I keep coming back to it. Pair it with vintage cotton denim and a natural vegetable tanned leather bag, you have my ideal wardrobe.  A couple weeks ago, I made the AKIRA pants…

The outside temperature dipped into the negatives this week in southern Wisconsin. Deep winter is among us. Tucked inside a drafty old farmhouse wearing many layers of wool with a space heater at my feet, I continued sewing my summer wardrobe. On the schedule this week? The MAGDA Pant in a NATURAL Linen. If you…

We arrived at the lake on Monday evening around sunset. Snowy pine branches swayed in the wind. “I am home”, I thought. I grabbed my grandma’s old sewing machine from the car, the first item I packed for this winter trip to the cabin. The first to be unpacked, too.  This week, I’m working from…

The tiny apartment got a big upgrade this weekend: linen curtains!  First, a little backstory. Three years ago, I moved from Illinois to my brother and sister-in-law’s farm in the hills of southern Wisconsin. The farmhouse is tucked into a valley, surrounded by woods and grassy pastures full of grazing sheep and cattle. I moved…

I celebrated the first day of winter by sewing a linen dress for summer. This might just become a tradition. I have certainly heard of buying clothes out-of-season, but sewing clothes out-of-season? That’s a new concept for me.  While creating the NICO dress in a Midweight OLIVE BRANCH Linen, I discovered something about myself. I…

I recently spent another rainy Saturday at my sewing machine. This time, it resulted in a wide leg CHARLIE Pant in Midweight Natural Linen. As the temperatures continue to drop in Wisconsin and we prepare for our first snowfall, I have been thinking about warm layers and garments that transition from season to season. I…

Is it possible to have too many linen jumpsuits? As I was organizing my closet at the beginning of fall, switching out my summer clothing for winter garments, I noticed that my most worn item from summertime was my black linen jumpsuit. No real surprise there. It is easy to dress up or down. It…

We often think of linen as solely a summer fabric, but as I welcome the brisk breeze on these fall mornings, I find myself reaching for my favorite extra layer, my linen jacket, as I run out the door.  Linen is known for its breathability, strength, and ability to evaporate water quickly, making it a…

Fall has arrived here on my family’s Wisconsin farm. The leaves are changing, the last veggies are being harvested from the garden, and my mom dropped off a batch of my favorite corn chowder (grandma’s recipe) on Saturday afternoon. It’s a busy time for a family of entrepreneurs. Harvest season often feels like one last…

One of my favorite ways to acquire linen clothing is through thrift shopping. Purchasing secondhand is cost effective and a fun way to spend an afternoon. Sifting through racks of clothes becomes an adventure of “oh the things I could find!”  As we have talked about before, linen is an amazing fabric because it gets…