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…
Interview with fresh and upcoming set designer Charlotte Eve Norman
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…
When it comes to summer,’ you can never have too many’ sleeveless dresses. The lush dark blue shade will mean that you can keep wearing this dress when the weather starts to get cool. Throw a jumper on and you are set. ‘ The bonus with this dress? We are’ revisiting an older pattern so for those hoping to…
“New mothers don’t just want to talk about nappies and nipple cream – especially if they come from a creative background and love fashion, culture and design” This is how comms and events agency Mothers Meeting introduce themselves, describing themselves as where the world’s “coolest mums come together. Founded in London by Jenny Scott in…
One of my favourite aspects in’ making my own clothes is that I can solely decide on what’ pattern and colours I want to choose.’ In this tutorial, we used two basic colours from the monochrome family and a basic layout for the pattern design. You can always take it a step further and invent your own patterns…
It would have been very easy for Natalia Vodianova take her millions and status as one of the world’s greatest supermodels and rest on it, living happily ever after with her partner and gorgeous children. But she didn’t – after only 5 years in the industry she realized that fashion was not her everything and…
This week’ we are going to show you how to make’ a beautiful robe for you to wear at home. Linen is one of the most comfortable and easy to keep fabric, one of the benefits is that with every wash, the fabric will get softer and softer, so a bathrobe is a great investment in your…
You may remember our next inspirational mother from her “˜controversial’ modeling days where she, Sophie Dahl, graced billboards and magazine covers with her size 14 figure. Granddaughter of the famous children’s author Roald Dahl, she flew the flag for curvy girls everywhere, celebrating her shape and changing the face of fashion. That was in 2000,…
Often instead of making’ intricate garments, what we really need is something simple, easy to make and great to add to our wardrobe. This tutorial shows a typical A Line skirt, finished with a zip and two pockets in the front. Material 2 yards of IL019 Blue Heaven Softened Matching sewing thread An invisible zip A…
Maryam Nassir Zadeh is best known for beautifully curated, downtown NY store‘ as well as her own fashion designs, but at home she’s known as ‘mom’ to two beautiful girls Anais and Luna. We’re huge fans of her impeccably styled retail space as well as her own pieces, but most of all the fact that she’s…
You probably own a few of these in cottons and stretchy jersey fabrics, but make it out of linen, and you have something quite special. It is easy to wear, super comfortable and looks great by itself as well as an under a shirt or a sweater. This is a great and quick tutorial for…
When people ask me about craftivism,* I love to talk to them about what’s happening now and who’s doing what here in the present. However, I also try and remember to make the point that craftivism is nothing new, as like with The AIDS Memorial Quilt, which I mentioned last week, many amazing craftivism projects…
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