Pair of Vintage Sew and Sews #3 – Rita Blouse

Pair of Vintage Sew and Sews project 3 - the Rita Blouse. So cute, so vintage, so simple!

Sewing: Candy Stripe Lounge Suit [New Look 6518]

This fabric is all the pastel, ice cream colour goals! I found this fabric at a car boot sale about 5 years ago and although it cost tuppence I just loved the colour combo and width of the stripes so much that I've never made it into anything because I was worried I wouldn't do …

Night and Day Dress – Pair of Vintage Sew and Sews, Project 2

Lisa and I are back again with another project! Sewing the same pattern making any adaptations needed to suit our bodies and style. Staying true to our adoration of Gertie and her Charm Patterns, we decided to make the Night and Day Dress. If you don’t know the Night and Day Dress, it’s a pattern …

Stylish Spectacles

I've had to wear glasses since I was very young so I'm well used to it but I haven't always enjoyed it. I was lucky that I avoided the era of NHS standard issue thick framed glasses but the choice on offer still left a lot to be desired. Through my late teens and early …

Pair Of Vintage Sew and Sews (project 1) – Vintage Vogue 2960

Welcome to the first episode in a set of projects that Lisa at Bobo Bun and I will be bringing you. Lisa and I have long been admiring each others makes and projects on Instagram and found that we were making so many of the same patterns. We both love vintage and are big fans …

Costume Sewing: Regency Gown

I’m usually all about the recent history for my fashion and sewing projects but I was given a new challenge with this latest commission to make something completely different and out of my comfort zone! The Brief I was contacted by a dame in need of a Regency style costume for an upcoming concert version …

Sewing Gifts: Headbands and Bow Ties

Handmade gifts are the best. I love receiving handmade items, either by the person gifting it or bought from a craft fair, small business etc. They just feel so interesting and special knowing an individual has spent time and love to make it. I also really, really enjoy making gifts for people! This year was …

Sewing Gifts: Novelty Christmas Pajamas

Nothing screams Festive joviality like a pair of novelty Christmas pajama bottoms - and what about a matching pair for your partner?! Exactly. So that's what I made this year for a fun couple in my life. The pattern is one I already had for pajamas, Butterick 5537. I bought this pattern a couple of …

Sewing: A Very Merry Vintage Christmas [Sewn Magazine feature]

I was so excited to be contacted by Sewn Magazine a few months ago and asked to provide a project to be featured in the November/December edition of the magazine to fit with their theme - A Very Merry Vintage Christmas. I love Christmas and I love a themed outfit so of course I was …

Christmas Crafternoon 2019

Well, the most anticipated day of the Christmas calendar has come and gone for another year. No, not Christmas Day, but Christmas Crafternoon! Our annual party of Festive crafting, eating and mulled wine drinking was, I’m thrilled to say (and relieved, because I put a lot of pressure on myself!) was a delicious, handmakery occasion! […]