Sewing a McCalls 6959 Dress (Part 2)
McCalls 6959 Finished! At the end of the last blog post about my McCalls 6959 wrap dress, everything was cut out and ready to go.…
Sewing a McCalls 6959 Dress (Part 1)
Despite the fact that it’s been a bit quiet over here on the blog this month, I’ve actually managed to get some sewing done. Yay,…
A Bit of Visible Mending
I’ve been on a bit of a repairing kick recently. Despite having a whole wardrobe of clothes I want to sew, I’ve refashioned a dress…
Blästa Henriët wheatbag: The perfect ethical Christmas present?
Blästa Henriët sent me a plain linen wheatbag in exchange for a review. All opinions are my own. Now that November is upon us, I…
Make Do and Mend: Learning about sustainable sewing from the …
This week I’ve been putting my love of sewing and history together in the name of blog post research. History has long been my favourite subject,…
Refashioning A Lady Skater Dress Into Two Garments
Do you refashion any of your handmade clothes? I don’t think I ever have before but this Lady Skater Dress was calling out to be…
Should we only buy fabric when we need to?
I had an interesting bit of feedback on my post about eco-friendly sewing spaces. My first point in that post was that we should buy…
