I’ve been drafting my own patterns again! This time I’ve made a singlet top, ready for the summer heat. The instructions came from Sewing Love by Sanae Ishida, which I have mentioned on here before. I purchased this gorgeous fabric as a remnant at the craft store, and it’s incredibly lightweight. The instructions said to…… Continue reading Self-Drafted Singlet
Tag: Creative Processes
Anything that details the creative process of a project or skill.
Project Roundup
First project on the go is something new to me – a genuine, going-outside bag. It will be small and circular, and at the moment, it’s going well. (*touches wood*) I’ve also started Christmas sewing, very early! I saw these patchwork star decorations and wanted to try them out with leftover Christmas fabric scraps from…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tea at Yaz’s Updates
Tea at Yaz’s walls have been (mostly) re-painted! I do need to add things like windowframes around the window, and the new doorway behind Petra above. But the majority of the work is done. We’re both really happy with the tiles – they look fantastic! I designed them myself, based on the geometric way Islamic…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Updates
Project Roundup
Something I like to do with my self-drafted patterns is to give them a name and a pattern pouch; so, with the completion of my second self-drafted skirt, it is officially the Frances skirt. I also made a little booklet with the instructions to go with it, so I don’t have to find the magazine…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Spring/Summer Dungarees
It’s been a while since I made some miniature clothes, but Tiffany wanted something new for the change in season. I’ve wanted to make her something similar for a while, so it was good timing! I loosely based it off the Safiya dungarees by Tilly & the Buttons (my version is here). I thought contrasting…… Continue reading Spring/Summer Dungarees
Project Roundup
Firstly, I’ve decided to make myself some nice sewing equipment, mainly some pattern weights and a wrist pincushion. These here are the rectangles for the pattern weights: I chose an assortment of blues from my stash. I’m filling them with blind-baking weights and scrap fabric, so they should be weighty enough to hold down a…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Project Roundup
Way back in the autumn holidays, I started this embroidery hoop: The bottom half will be a field of sunflowers, but I haven’t picked it up since those holidays. Hopefully I’ll find time soon to do some. What’s this now? This panel – and seven others – are going to be the legs of the…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Tea at Yaz’s Update
I finished making two more snake plants! I had extra leaves from the two larger ones, so I made up some extra pots. The bigger pots are glue stick caps, and the smaller slimmer ones are ones I made myself. They both have the same baking soda/paint technique applied to make them look like terracotta.…… Continue reading Tea at Yaz’s Update
Project Roundup
I’ve been working on a new garment, which is getting so close to being complete! Can you guess what it is? As a result, progress at Tea at Yaz’s has been slow. I had some spare snake plant leaves, so I thought I’d make some smaller plants with them. The pots are assembled, but not…… Continue reading Project Roundup
Little Sewing Projects
It’s been raining all day in my corner of the world, so what better to do than start a whole bunch of little sewing projects? First off, I use this bag for groceries, and the jute handles have worn away. You can see the plastic core to them quite clearly. I mended these handles with…… Continue reading Little Sewing Projects
My Life in Miniature 