I have some very exciting news today! I’d like to introduce you to my brand new Bernette b48 - and also to announce that I’m the newest member of the Bernina Ambassador team!
Read MoreTutorial: Tailor's Pressing Tools (Part 1)
We’re back! This week, learn how to make your own set of pressing tools, and check out the free downloadable pattern for a tailor’s ham, seam rolls in two sizes, and the ever-useful boob ham!
Read MoreShoemaking Part 4: If the Shoe Fits...
The final post in the first time shoemaking series! My shoes are finished, and they fit! This post is all about the finished shoes, what I love, and what I'll do differently next time.
Read MoreShoemaking: Lasting the Shoes
At LAST! This week, I’m lasting the shoes - giving them their foot-shape and shoe structure, and effectively finishing them up!
Read MoreShoemaking: Cutting and Constructing the Shoe Uppers
Progress is happening over here! This week, I’ve sewn the uppers of my shoes together - plus their linings. Read on for tips, tricks, and things I tried to make the whole process go more smoothly!
Read MoreMaking the Mockup: My First Handmade Shoes
Part Two of the First Shoe series! This time, I’m explaining the process of making my first mockup shoe - and look - it actually looks like a shoe!
Read MoreShoemaking and Breadcrumbs: My First Attempt at Making Shoes
In which our intrepid (and probably actually crazy) maker decides to make shoes, and documents the materials- and information-gathering stages of the learning process.
Read MoreMy First Jasika Blazer: and some exciting news!
Check it out! This week’s post is all about my first (that’s right, there’s already a second… and a third!) Jasika Blazer! I loved it so much, I finished it in a weekend! I’ve got this, and some other big news (!) so read on to find out what I’ve been up to lately!
Read MoreHandmade Wedding Dress Chapter 14: The Photos, and the End.
It’s the end of the wedding dress posts! This week is mostly just a little wrap-up - all the links to the dress posts in chronological order, and a bunch of new photos of the dress!
Read MoreHandmade Wedding Dress Chapter 7: Tambour Beading (again)
Tambour Progress again! Here’s the second half of my tambour beading update, with lots and lots of shiny photos! The wedding dress is coming along nicely if I do say so myself!
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