This dress has morphed and changed so many times since I started it last year. I wasn’t sure if I was going to share it on the blog- it was damaged the day after I shot these images and is currently unwearable. Luckily I have a few months to figure something out before I can …
Since I first saw the Yves Saint Laurent + Halston Exhibit back in February I’ve been dreaming of sewing up a YSL Creation of my own. I fell for this elegant tunic, sash and slim pant as soon as I saw the line art on the cover of Yves Saint Laurent’s V2180. I bought this out of …
Today I’m sharing my Top 5 Misses of 2015! All in all, I’m feeling pretty good about this year’s sewing. I had very few true Misses. And quite a few of these looks below were remade or will be reused for new projects. My best year of productive sewing yet! Check out my Hits from last week …
I’m back today with this simple Linen Swing Top made using my Sloper and refashioned from two less than successful makes. The grey stripe voile (given to me by Organic Cottons Plus for review when I made it originally) is from my Bias Layer Dress. The fit of the grey dress was a bit off in comparison to my blue version. …
Here’s Chuck! My slow, slow, Slow Fashion October knitting and natural dyeing project. If you followed along last month you saw I chronicled my knitting progress each week but I really wanted to share a full post with all the details. So here it is! *please note this post contains an affiliate link from which …
It’s the last week of Slow Fashion October and this weeks theme is Known. Slow fashion to me is about designing and crafting a better life for myself and my family. It’s about creating thoughtfully and carefully. Quality over Quantity. Sourcing has always been the biggest challenge in my home sewing. How to satisfy my craving to make all the …
It’s October! We’ve already gotten some slightly cooler breezy weather here! So many great things are going on this month! My son turns 7 tomorrow, I’m planning all our costume sewing for Halloween (my very favorite holiday!) and it’s the start of Slow Fashion October! I’m a huge proponent of Slow Fashion so I was psyched to find …
