Because my first grey waistcoat is looking a little tired, and I want more practice with shawl collars, I decided to make myself another grey waistcoat. Which I sewed the last button onto yesterday! Both the lining…. ….and the pocket linings are the same fabric – I just managed to get these out of the…… Continue reading Nothing Boring About Plain Grey
Tag: Creative Processes
Anything that details the creative process of a project or skill.
Project Roundup
I’ve started the slow process of making the furniture in Needle & Thread darker, to match the chest of drawers for the sewing patterns. These will be shelves, to go on the wall near the counter. I plan to have this fancy design painted onto the sides, so it looks nice and leafy and whimsical.…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Mending in Miniature
This week was spent mending some dolls’ clothes, to try and keep the mending pile on the small side. The patients were these two pieces: Petra’s brown pants were too tight at the waist, so you couldn’t velcro them closed. I added a placket in the same fabric, and moved the velcro onto said placket,…… Continue reading Mending in Miniature
Chest of Drawers
Remember these cardboard rectangles from last post? They’ve been transformed into a chest of drawers! I made the drawers flat instead of 3D, because this wall has other walls that close onto it for storage. Tiffany’s ready to stock it with patterns – they’ve been stacked on the cutting table since they arrived. Something I…… Continue reading Chest of Drawers
Project Roundup
First, I have a chest of drawers ready for putting miniature patterns into. It’ll sit flat on the third wall in Needle & Thread, but I didn’t know what colour to make it when I took the photo. Now I know I’ll make it dark brown, like a wooden antique, to make the store more…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Hazel’s Birthday Gift
Hazel’s birthday is tomorrow! She’s organised to meet with her friends and eat a lot of baked goods, which sounds like the ideal day, to me. As it is a weekday tomorrow, I’ve given Hazel her gift today – this pinafore dress. I tried out a new facing method on it with ribbon, which worked…… Continue reading Hazel’s Birthday Gift
Winter Neutrals
Because it is currently the depths of winter where I live, I wanted to make myself some nice, thick winter pants that could keep me warm. These are made from a heavyweight linen (hence the creases), so they’re nice and warm – I tested them over the course of this week. It’s a pattern I’ve…… Continue reading Winter Neutrals
Winter Garland II
Remember how in my summer garland I wanted to re-do my winter garland? Well, guess what? It didn’t take multiple years! (pause for shocked gasps) Above are all the elements made and ready to be strung together, like below. I re-used all of the snowflakes from the original winter garland, as well as the two…… Continue reading Winter Garland II
Paisleys and Pockets
This is waistcoat number four, now – I’m getting quite the collection! This one is, like the pin-striped one, an amalgamation of two patterns, just without the collar. I think it fits really nicely around the neck and shoulder area. It’s got two more single-welt pockets, which did not get any less intimidating but worked…… Continue reading Paisleys and Pockets
Project Roundup
The majority of this week was spent stuffing my tailor’s ham. That’s my scraps tin there – I emptied it entirely into the ham, and then cut up some old jeans to supplement it. It’s nice and firm, if a little lumpy, and will be very useful for ironing curved seams. I put wool on…… Continue reading Project Roundup
My Life in Miniature 