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DIY TIERED A-LINE DRESS | FIBRE MOOD MIRA REVIEW
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DIY TIERED A-LINE DRESS | FIBRE MOOD MIRA REVIEW

You might remember that a few months ago I was complaining about my lack of sewing motivation. Well, I am definitely over that. And the reason is that I’ve fallen for Fibre Mood, and fallen hard. I made 5 of their patterns in the past couple of weeks and I don’t think I’m stopping any time soon. 3 are from Issue 5 which I reviewed in the previous post, one is a free pattern, Frances, which I thoroughly recommend and this is Mira from Issue 4. Reviews for all coming up on the blog soon. I still can’t say what…

26 August 2019
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FIBRE MOOD MAGAZINE | ISSUE 5 REVIEW
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FIBRE MOOD MAGAZINE | ISSUE 5 REVIEW

A new sewing magazine appeared in the sewing community a while ago and it took me up to issue 5 to pay attention! Have you heard of Fibre Mood? No? Well, now’s your chance to find out more, so read on, as I promise it’s worth it! I was vaguely aware of some of their patterns, but I did not associate the name Fibre Mood with a physical magazine until I saw it on the shelves at WH Smith a few weeks ago. I had gone in to browse through the current Burda issue, to see if I fancy anything.…

15 August 2019
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I MADE MY OWN TRAINERS AND SO CAN YOU
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I MADE MY OWN TRAINERS AND SO CAN YOU

I have been dreaming about making my own footwear for a long time now. And if you ever looked into it even remotely, you will know that it’s an expensive, complicated and time-consuming hobby. There are so many steps, tools and ingredients that you need to make proper shoes that are not espadrilles or other forms of simple sandals. But a few months ago, I went on a course and I darn well made my own leather trainers by myself! I am so proud to be now able to put together outfits that are 100% made by me, excluding underwear,…

8 August 2019
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ONE YEAR WARDROBE COUNT PROJECT | JULY UPDATE + 5 SUMMER OUTFIT INSPIRATION
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ONE YEAR WARDROBE COUNT PROJECT | JULY UPDATE + 5 SUMMER OUTFIT INSPIRATION

Hello, dearest readers, hope you are having a great summer so far! July was a bit of a blogging holiday for me, but looking forward to resuming regular scheduling. I have so many exciting news to share with you very soon, and so many summer outfits to show you in the next few posts. Whilst I have not been blogging loads, I sure have been wearing my me-made wardrobe with a vengeance! It definitely looks like I have more summer me-mades than winter or transition ones, as June and July almost felt like Me-Made-May! I can’t wait to share my…

2 August 2019
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VINTAGE FOR THE MODERN MINIMALIST PART 2 | HOW TO DO FASHION MADRID TROUSERS REVIEW
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VINTAGE FOR THE MODERN MINIMALIST PART 2 | HOW TO DO FASHION MADRID TROUSERS REVIEW

[Advertorial feature] Thank you for your love for the Vanlose top in my previous post. You and me both, dear readers, as I have been wearing it loads. I was quite surprised at how versatile a vintage-ish top can really be. Now it’s time to share the second part of this collaboration, the one that was actually the more challenging out of the two. I give you How to Do Fashion Madrid trousers, because everybody needs blush pink culottes in their lives, right? (Please go back to the previous post to learn more about how I ended up working with…

27 June 2019
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VINTAGE FOR THE MODERN MINIMALIST PART 1 | HOW TO DO FASHION NO. 7 VANLOSE TOP REVIEW
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VINTAGE FOR THE MODERN MINIMALIST PART 1 | HOW TO DO FASHION NO. 7 VANLOSE TOP REVIEW

[AD] Readers, the sewjo is back! With a vengeance, I might add… It’s been a shameful weekend of binging, both sewing and…wait for it, Killing Eve. My husband was away for the weekend, so I took the opportunity to sew, guilt-free, to my heart’s content. And I also switched my laptop on and dived deep into Villanelle’s awesome pink wardrobe. If you have no idea what I’m on about, check the show out on IMDB (and if you’re in the UK, also available to binge-watch both seasons on the BBC iPlayer). These two binges are weirdly connected, as you might…

13 June 2019
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Zero Waste Sewing Patterns you should try
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Zero Waste Sewing Patterns you should try

When talking about sustainability in the fashion industry (and, by extension, in home sewing), one of the concepts that comes up often is zero-waste design (or sewing patterns). It’s a very interesting approach, that looks at the pattern cutting process in a completely different way, resulting in shapes that are functional, simple looking, but also very cleverly assembled at the same time. I have been meaning to sew my own version of a zero-waste pattern for a very long time, so I started doing some research to see what is available for home sewing. The bad news is that obviously…

7 June 2019
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The shirt dress to end all shirt dresses | Ralph Pink Sahara review
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The shirt dress to end all shirt dresses | Ralph Pink Sahara review

It really is about time I shared my version of the Ralph Pink Sahara shirt dress with you! It only took me a few years, but she is finally hitting the blog. I have been wearing it loads lately, so it’s only fair that I do a write up of the pattern as well, in case anyone feels like giving it a go. To me, this is the mother of all shirt dresses, and not just because any other shirt dress you can think of could probably fit into it a few times. If you are into this kind of…

30 May 2019
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Sustainability vs Sewing | Is it killing creativity?
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Sustainability vs Sewing | Is it killing creativity?

I wrote a little while ago about losing my sewing mojo. I got a lot of great responses from the sewing community, a lot of empathy and a lot of advice. Thank you all again for engaging and sharing. (Btw,  I’m still not there yet in finding my sewjo, though working on it). There were some particular comments that really made me think about this topic from a different view-point and what can be the underlying cause. One person told me on Instagram that they feel scrutinised by this new trend of slow sewing and all the conversation about sustainability.…

23 May 2019
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Designer Stories | Nanna from How To Do Fashion
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Designer Stories | Nanna from How To Do Fashion

[SPONSORED] This is a very special edition of the Designer Stories Series, as I had the pleasure of interviewing Nanna Martinussen from How To Do Fashion, a Danish Indie sewing pattern company, in person. She is based in Copenhagen and we got to chat in the patio of her lovely studio in the Vanlose district (more on that later). It was so fun to be able to have a conversation face to face and I loved to hear Nanna’s views on vintage, sustainability and developing the anti-Scandi Minimalist response to fashion. I had such a lovely time that we already…

16 May 2019
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