All about my sewing journey
It's January 2nd and I just spent the morning organising my fabrics and patterns, clearing out what I won't use and assessing my past sewing year. I kept a sewing journal, and I was very good with it until August :D, then I left for Italy and lost track and the habit of writing everything…
A couple of weeks ago I did my seasonal wardrobe switch over, and among a lot clothes that I was excited to wear again, a couple had some issues. The worse one was this jumpsuit (Vogue 9075), made in off-white linen. I think it's my first "one piece" make, and well I made a few…
My birthday will be next week, but my family's gift arrived in the mail in advance! I have a serger!!! I had to test and try as much as possible, experimenting with it and basically opening a whole new Pandora's vase of sewing possibilities. I made projects with knit fabric before, but I always wanted…
This past week was my friend's Ogulcan birthday and I always try to make something handmade as small gift. We, my boyfriend and I (he actually helped for this project), decided for a hat. The pattern I made this hat before for my boyfriend in a wool tweed, but we choose a summer version made…
As mentioned in my previous post, I have quite a big amount of leftover fabric to sew, and I'm determined to end the year with half that amount! My favorite way to use small amount of fabric is to sew for kids, simply because I love kids clothing. Projects are quicker and it's very creative…
Continue reading ➞ Sewing with leftover fabric: sewing for kids
I learned how to sew as part of a more comprehensive/thoughtful/complex journey, started for me in 2016. I always loved clothing and fashion, but that year I dug into the issues related to fast fashion and, generally speaking, consumption [more references below]. From that year onward I carefully choose what to buy, mainly from sustainable…
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