Monica came into our Melbourne store a few weeks ago, under the pump with a fast-approaching occasion and needing fabric to make a project – stat! She told me her Mum was making her a jumpsuit and her heart was…
No doubt about it, we’re in good cape-wearing season. Here’s another gorgeous New York Cape, this time made by Melbourne customer Jacinta. Hers is made up in our 100% wool Italian Crossroads, sold out online but still available at our…
We first met Robyn a few months ago when she came into our Melbourne store wearing one of the most beautiful coats I’ve ever clapped my coat-loving eyes on. It was navy wool, trench style and as we ooh-ed and…
This Friday, our Melbourne store will be holding a special skill building session that gives you a basic introduction to changing the size of your pattern. Vanessa will explain some of the rules for grading a pattern by demonstrating a…
Here’s a quick and easy project that Judith whipped up in our wool/alpaca coating Cascading Lights. It’s a simple layering piece made up with two squares that she ever so slightly rounded at the shoulders. And to keep those…
As promised, here’s my second version of Merchant & Mills’ Top No. 64. This time, I modified the pattern to create a drop-waist dress. The fabric is divine – a super-fine Italian cord, 100% cotton and the very definition of…
I first came to know Rachael as a Melbourne customer and then, small world that it is, turns out we live in the same ‘hood and our kids go to the same school. She popped in a few weeks…
This autumn saw the arrival of a fabric so sublime that it blew the textile-loving socks off most that clapped eyes on it. Called Fade Away and sold by the panel, it was an 82% wool/18% silk ombre coating and…
This Friday, our Melbourne store will be holding a special skill building session on Troubleshooting. Bring in and discuss your pesky sewing problem and Vanessa will take a look at it. Please note that this is a group session…
Around three birthdays ago, I was fortuitously gifted a bag that ticked all my bag-needing boxes. It was simple in design, there was no visible branding, it went with just about everything I wore, it had the perfect amount of…
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