Lace

2011 Tessuti Awards. And the winners are…

After…129 days,218 entries,30 finalists,and three judges taking time out of their very busy schedules, WE HAVE OUR WINNERS!! Congratulations to the following: 1st place – Julia Diamente 2nd place – Victoria Nguyen 3rd place – Romayne Scott Special thanks to…

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Lovelace dress for Claudia

I made this lace dress up for Claudia to wear to a wedding on the weekend, as there’s a serious lack of suitable special occasion dresses for 12 year olds!!! The dress was simple and very quick to make. For…

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Swoon

If you’re not much into weddings, I challenge you to not be swept up in the romance of Ros and Blake’s. Ros’s dress, exquisite in its simplicity, was made by Sydney bridal specialist Hanna Kossowska, using our Circular Medallion Ivory…

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Cherry Drops Full Circle Skirt

Saw this great full circle skirt on Annie today at Tessuti Surry Hills. This simple pattern is the skirt part of Vintage Vogue 2902. No alterations were made except it was shortened by approx 9cm – due to the fact…

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Torchon Lace in the making!

Now I have a great, nay, HUGE appreciation for what goes into handmade torchon lace. Take a look at this lace piece being made from fine cotton thread, wound around approx. 89 beautiful bobbins (according to the maker, collecting bobbins…

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