sewing with linen

Nonna Makes Ep. 3: The Honey Dress & Top

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…

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Silva Sews a Stripe Linen Set

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…

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Meet the Alessi Bias Dress Pattern

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…

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Marrakesh Rainbow Linen – Pre-order now

**UPDATE – NOW SOLD OUT** It’s (almost) back! Our Marrakesh Rainbow Washed Linen was first stocked in January 2021 and a few times since then. Yarn-dyed, washed and soft, this 100% linen well and truly captured the colour/linen/fabric-loving hearts for…

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Tessuti Multi Elastic Waist Skirt: A Sewing Tutorial

Here’s a simple skirt we’re calling the Multi Elastic Waist Skirt. Wordy, sure, but also accurate. The design features (optional) pockets and a waistband comprising three rows of elastic fed through three tunnel casings. It was completely inspired by the arrival…

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New Menorca Crinkle linens (and sewing tips too)

New season means new fabrics! With our southern hemisphere spring so close we can smell it, here come all the lovely, light and colourful new arrivals. This week, we’re releasing our Menorca Check crinkle linen range. We’ve long, loooong, looooooooong…

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