Cotton

NEW :: Helga Shirt Pattern

Meet Helga – our latest Tessuti pattern! About ten weeks ago we put up this photo (above) of Helga on Instagram. Helga (the customer – not the shirt 😉 had taken her pattern – modified to suit her shape –…

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City Gym Shorts a.k.a Bloody Ace Shorts

You know those patterns that you sew up and then you just want to make ten more? OK, it’s THESE!  The City Gym Shorts from Purl Soho tick so many of my TNT boxes. They’re quick, cute, comfortable, scrap-busting, easy…

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The Annie Dress modified to top

Annie Top (modified straps) in seersucker Japanese 100% cotton Ripple Spot (Navy still available at Chatswood and Melbourne stores only) We’ve had such a fabulous response to our recently released Annie Dress that we wanted to show you how great this…

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Cali Faye Basics Dress

I’m not quite sure why the Cali Faye Collection of patterns has – ’til now – flown under my radar. It’s such a gorgeous “collection of minimalist designs” and I can easily say that I’d wear every single one of…

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My Liberty Kate

When we released our Kate Top pattern a fortnight ago, my first thought was to sew it up in basic black linen. But then why would I do that when I can sew it up in THIS… And so I…

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More of our NEW Kate Top – ideas and inspiration

Here’s our latest Kate Top pattern made up in Italian stretch woven cotton/elastane The Collective. Despite the simplicity of this top design, it works beautifully with a large print and we think this one looks VERY Marni inspired. Due to…

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Introducing our NEW Kate Top Pattern

Meet our latest pattern – the Kate Top. This cropped, boxy sleeveless style comes with two neckline variations, a wide hemline with side split feature and exposed neckline and armhole binding. View A (below) features a scooped neckline and View…

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More of Vogue 9067 – View C

You guys loved Georgia’s last version of Vogue 9067 so I had to show you this very different looking version C that she made from the same pattern. The fabric is a cotton voile – Thistle Party – that’s unfortunately…

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Our NEW pattern – The Colette Tunic Top

It’s been nearly FIVE months (whaaaattt?!) since we released our last pattern so we are very excited to bring you the latest summery addition to our collection – the Colette Tunic Top Pattern (pattern now out of print). This comfortable, loose…

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Style 3315 in Liberty Scharing Tana

Without fail, every new delivery of seasonal Libertys will have me crushing over one particular print. When we received our latest range six weeks ago, that print was Scharing Tana Purple. Pretty quickly, I settled on the idea of a…

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