Whilst it’s getting cold outside, lets think to the summer months and make our future selves happy by making another beautiful white dress that’s pretty, comfortable and so simple you might as well make a few for yourself, your friends and little girls in your fam. Here we show you how to make a raglan…
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One of the most basic and must have pieces in your wardrobe has to be the white tee. A’ comfortable white t-shirt that you can throw on without much thought for all occasions; wear it with the boyfriend jeans for a casual chic look, or with a blazer and a skirt’ for a smart work do. Since…
This week we will make a 7.6 in by 8.4 in’ pouch and take it a little further by’ adding a small personal touch with hand embroidery. It’s a great size to use as a’ small wash’ bag. The pattern we provide here is simply a guide to inspire you and we hope you will create something that’s extra…
To continue our series on pouches, here’s another fun design to try out. It looks really lovely in our mid weight’ stripy linen fabric. Great to keep your jewellery in. Another great practice for putting in zips. Make it for yourself or give away as a present to your bestie or family. Materials IL044 875 IL019…
A great way to use up scraps of left over material is to utilise this fabric for useful small projects. For the next three weeks, we have come up with three different variations of pouches that you can make for yourself or give away as impressive little presents. We will start off with a make…
Sometimes you have a specific project in mind, and yet you really struggle to source all the components to match your idea to reality. We had an idea for a project and yet couldn’t find the right length for a metal zip. We were told that long close end zips with metallic teeth’ were simply not…
The colder weather is here (at least in London), and the thoughts of soon approaching festivities start to creep in. Halloween, Thanksgiving and the mother of all holidays Christmas is on the cards, thus’ gift list’ pressure will soon be on. To ease the stress, and help you prep early,’ we are going to show you some…
Oversized tunic dresses have had a strong come back recently which works fine for us, as its the perfect way we like to wear linen. We added some long sleeves and buttons for easy wear and casual flair.’ The size is meant to be slightly loose, but you can always adjust the width to suit your…
As we explored in our introduction and history of embroidery, using the craft to tell a story or document history has been common practice since its inception, the greatest example being the Bayeux Tapestry, which was created in around the early 11th century. Our next artisan embroiderer produces modern versions of this phenomenon, stitching stories…
There’s something quite special happening in the world of design – designers of textiles, interiors, fashion and shop owners are making a turn from focusing on the mass-produced, everyman products to a more caring approach where they control the production without compromising the quality. We’re seeing more and more one-of-a-kind pieces – clothing, jewelry and…
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