Here’s an outfit that quickly evolved from one piece into three pieces and for that, I’ll blame the fabric. Last month we received a new delivery of our Newford Washed Linens. This collection has incredible colour depth, variation and interest…
To coincide with the release of our third episode of Nonna Makes, here are a few more details and photos about Silva’s latest sews for granddaughter Gabby. Merchant and Mills’ Honey Dress pattern hit the sweet spot for Gabby’s inspiration…
Here in Australia, spring has officially sprung and that means arms open wide for linen, linen and more linen! The arrival of our latest Italian designer stripes had Silva’s name written all over them, so she went to work (but…
Meet our latest pattern – the Lisbon Jacket. Lisbon has been designed as our dream transitional piece and if we had to choose one word to describe it, ‘relaxed’ would be it. Unlined and knee-length, Lisbon has a loose silhouette…
Time flies. We can hardly believe that it’s been over 10 years since we released our Lisa Dress Pattern. But here we are, and just like your favourite song, it’s still as good as the day it was first released!…
2025 is starting off strong with the arrival of our third and latest pattern – the Alessi Bias Dress! We’ve been sampling this style over a few years now, first sharing the version below to highlight some (then) new linen…
Meet our first new pattern of 2025 – the Aida Dress. An absolute labour of love, this pattern has been almost two years in the making with numerous tweaking, much drafting and many, many samples sewn. The end design is…
This make is inspired by a few things, but foremost an occasion. The provided dress code was ‘Formal’ so I settled on making something that worked not just as a “dressy” dress but a piece that could be equally good…
It’s never nice to start out a blog post with bad news, but here it is – our Romy Top is no more. But let’s follow that up directly with the GREAT news – meet our new, updated, size-expanded and…
Meet our latest pattern – the Avery Skirt! Avery is a midi-length, four-gore panel skirt that skims the hips before flaring out towards a narrow hem. With a bias cut and scalloped edge elastic waist, this pull-on style is simple…
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