Where To Buy Vintage Patterns And How To Sew Them
I recently wrote an extensive guide on where to buy new dressmaking patterns, but ‘new’ may not be your style! Vintage clothing is very popular these days, with fashion trends from the 19th and 20th centuries inspiring modern-day designs. If you’re looking for the original vintage charm and adore old-school quirks, here’s a fantastic guide to vintage patterns: what they are, finding the…
Eco Fabric Swatches: New packs now in the shop
Our new swatch packs are in stock! I think you’re going to like them.We’re all about providing great customer service and one of the things we’ve been asked about is offering similar ecofriendly fabric swatches in ready-made packs, to help you make your all-important fabric decisions. We decided the fabrics that would be best grouped together and have come up with a selection of packs that we…
The last of our Christmas Showcase! Over the last few weeks some of our favourite bloggers have whipped up festive projects using our fabrics, and we have had some fabulous ideas and projects sewn up.
Today: Organic Chambray Shirt
by Stephanie at Starcross
Fabric: Organic Pink & White Stripe Chambray
While others were making presents or decorations for the Christmas showcase I went the Grinch way and used the fabric to make a new shirt for myself. Happy Christmas to me! I mean, how could I resist making something wearable for myself with this beautiful fabric?!
I chose the Hawthorn pattern by Colette as my pattern and soon noticed that the stripes in this fabric were quite a challenge to work with, but also lent themselves well to some creative designing. I decided to have the stripes run lengthwise along the garment, but crosswise on the collar, the cuffs and the peplum. I took particular care to match the stripes at the centre front so the shirt would look nice when buttoned up.
To finish off the shirt I chose some wooden buttons, because they complemented the natural touch of the fabric well. All in all, a successful pre-Christmas present for myself. Merry Christmas everyone!
