Crafting plans for 2015

With 2015 already in its third month (I can’t quite believe that, where did January and February go?) it’s about time I start thinking about my sewing plans for this year. We’ve moved into our new home and life is slowly starting to get back to normal. I’ve even been...
My boyfriend wrapped me in duct tape

My boyfriend wrapped me in duct tape

A title like this could contain a very sinister story but in our case it was my idea to wrap duct tape around me. If you are a garment sewer you might already have guessed that I was after a dress form. I aim to make clothes that fit but the fitting process can be...
Sewing jeans: Muslin 4

Sewing jeans: Muslin 4

First I’ll show you some changes I made to muslin 3 to improve the fit. At the front I pinned out a horizontal dart and added some fabric to finally fix that wavy side seam (this latter part is better visible in the side view of the muslin). The change I made to the...
Sewing jeans: Making samples

Sewing jeans: Making samples

Do you ever get started enthusiastically on a project and then suddenly lose steam? That’s what happened with my muslin process. I was a bit tired and didn’t have much time so not much progress was made and now I have to motivate myself to get back to it. I have...