Many of our artisan embroiderers started their design life out doing something completely different and then found themselves in embroidery, almost by accident. This is no more true than for Evelin Kasikov who, after completing a Fine Art graphics BA at the Estonian Academy of Art, worked as a graphic designer in advertising for ten…
Artisan Embroidery: Evelin Kasikov
We’ve decided to show you how to make this kimono style short bathrobe, made out of the gorgeous Yarn dye’ Multi Coloured Linen which really lifts this simple design. Rather than choosing fabric for a specific project, we started with this yarn dye fabric as we couldn’t resist not using it in some way. A kimono…
The next of our artisan embroiderers is Aimee Betts, who describes herself as a “˜Creator of Adornments’. Aimee combines more modern processes, such as industrial sewing and digital embroidery with the more traditional hand-sewn approach to create contemporary embellishment pieces. Her work spans fashion, interior design and visual art and includes modern crafted accessories, jewelry,…
After our popular’ black linen culottes‘ tutorial’ from’ a little while back, we have added a new design into our library our tutorials, this time a pair of short culottes which come with a waist tie that you can arrange’ into a pretty little bow. ‘ If you are unsure about the length of the culottes and would rather make them…
Sydney-based sisters’ Maricor and Maricar Manalo‘ describe themselves as “˜Makers of Things assorted’. They’re designers, illustrators and animators by trade, but in recent years have gathered somewhat of a cult following due to their incredible embroidery skills. ‘ Their hand-stitched typographic works are playful and geometric as well as bursting with color, and have earned MaricorMaricar commercial and…
We love making linen clothes, a lot of the time our preference of’ design for linen is a loose fit with a’ sense of great comfort. This time, we decided to shake things up a little and show you how to make a pretty A-line fitted dress that doesn’t require a very difficult pattern. This pattern is…
The first of our embroiderers is Emily Jo Gibbs,’ a British artist specializing in hand-stitched textiles. A member of the 62 Group, she became internationally known for her exquisite luxury handbags, but has recently found more artistic acclaim for her embroidered portraits. Her unique ability to bring objects and drawings to life with embroidery means…
Following our’ previous Bathrobe tutorial, we decided to show you how to make a matching one’ for the kids in your family. These bathrobes will roughly fit’ 4-7 years olds (we know this as we have both a four year old and a seven year old wearing same size around the house, you see the seven year old…
Similar to our exploration of the Bohemian Modern trend, we’ve noticed a revival of artisan craftsmanship across the western world. Young people are stepping away from technology and learning a more traditional craft – be it woodwork, beer brewing or knitting – and turning that craft into a business. The last few decades have seen…
Matching top and bottom combinations’ have been a very popular fashion statement in recent years. I personally love wearing a crop top with a high waisted skirt, as to my mind, this is a very’ elegant look for the younger generations, who don’t fear to show off their bodies, including a bit of waist skin. Instead of…
Charlotte Eve Norman is a young British set designer, who loves riding her bike, eats ice cream, and who has just’ run her first ultra marathon in the Race to the Stones. In life Charlotte is indeed a rare specimen of a sunny person,’ the kind of person you are drawn to simply to bathe in the…
Here is a sweet little mini skirt number in linen. Loosely based on a classic A-line skirt, we actually took inspiration from a retro skirt from the 70s, which is starting to get rather frail but is still very much loved. This particular design with multiple panels allows the skirt to sit closer to the…
It’s summer and at times it’s even hot enough to sport a pair of linen trousers here in London so we have decided to make the most of the the sunny days and quickly make a pair before the seasons change. Lucky for those of you residing in sun drenched states of America, you can…
Our next inspirational business mother is Sharmadean Reid, founder of WAH Nails, who is pretty much entirely responsible for the boom of the brightly colored nail art trend we’ve seen over the last few years. She’s got two salons, two books, countless pop-up stores across the world, beauty products and an MBE under her belt…
You may have heard of our next inspirational mother thanks to Google and it’s feature in one of their adverts. It’s a pretty special story so it’s no wonder the internet giant thought it was worthy of sharing. Julie Deane was a stay-at-home mother of two in Cambridge, UK. Julie had just found out that…
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