This X-Mas sewing project was actually completely unplanned. As I was sewing a skirt, I noticed it kind of looked like an X-mas tree. So, I tweaked the pattern slightly, and now you can download it from the Free Downloads section and make one for yourself, too! This post will show you how. The technique used is contoured tucks. The pattern includes two template pieces for sewing those. Specs The height of the completed tree is 24cm (9.5in.) You’ll need about 35cm (13 3/4in.) of woven fabric, preferably midweight and rather stiff. You’ll also need a piece of bias tape…
As the title suggests, this is a compilation of various raglan pattern alterations I have posted on Instagram over the years. A few of them you’ve seen here…
The circle skirt tutorial is the most popular post I have ever published, and it seems it won’t be falling off the podium any time soon. It’s also the only post about circle skirts I have on my blog. So, I decided to write a new tutorial, featuring this 3/4 circle skirt I recently made for myself. It’s a fusion between two skirts: This one with scalloped pleats and a skirt I’ve featured in this tutorial. The denim skirt is rigid, so I wanted to make this skirt more like the one with scalloped pleats. And that’s where the circle…
I have quite a lot of sewing and pattern books, and the Pattern Magic books by Tomoko Nakamichi are obviously among my favorites. Especially the three of them…
If you’re passionate about historical garments, you’ve likely already come across pictures of the incredible costumes by Walking Through History. The duo behind this project is Angela Mombers and her husband, Jasper de Hoog, from the Netherlands. Angela, with her expertise in product development and pattern cutting, crafts astonishingly detailed reproductions of historical garments that the two of them wear in various re-enactment events. Angela and Jasper also build sets and scenes, organize medieval banquets, give presentations about the costumes, and portray historical figures at events and in television series. Personally, I’ve been following Walking Through History on social media…