Category: SEW
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The Perfect Summer Dress – Nina Lee Kew
Sewing-related emails announcing new pattern releases are always my favourite; who doesn’t love envisioning their own creation of a pattern? Often, though, my enthusiasm for new patterns can minimise my admiration for the patterns I already own. When I started thinking about a summer dress project, I decided to re-visit my stash and settled on…
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Pattern review: Le Blazer by Atelier Brunette
Few pieces in my wardrobe hold the level of versatility embodied by my humble blazer. Paired with dresses to jeans, formal outings to casual coffee meet-ups, it is a sartorial workhorse, a garment I couldn’t be without. I currently own three blazers – one black shop-bought, a second-hand tweed variation and now this oversized plum…
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Layering Made Easy: I AM Gaston Cardigan
A key intention for my handmade wardrobe lately has been to sew more layering pieces. A knitted-style cardigan was high on the agenda, so when I came across this soft-knit fabric and simultaneously spotted the I AM Patterns Gaston pattern, it seemed like the perfect pairing. The I AM Gaston pattern The I AM Gaston…
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Paper Theory Agnes PJs
I don’t know about you, but the minute October comes around, my social media feed is replete with images of pumpkin-spiced lattes and golden vistas of autumnal scenes. It’s the start of ‘sweater weather’ and the chance to sew some cosy pieces for the cooler months ahead. I think most people who make their clothes…
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Pattern review: Paper Theory LB Pullover
There are some patterns that you just know you’ll be making variations of for years. With its straightforward construction and season-spanning style, Paper Theory’s LB Pullover is one of those patterns that sewists of any level will benefit from having in their pattern collection. Like many of us, I’ve had to practice a bit more…
Lorna Rothery 