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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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Pattern Review – Vogue 8993

Here’s a look at Georgia’s latest make, this dress made up in Vogue 8993 in a lovely stretch cotton, Autumn Botanics from last summer (now sold out). You may have seen this printed cotton/elastane made up by Rachel (Boo Dogg and…

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New pattern – Meet our Esther Shorts

Meet our newest pattern – Esther! This classic, vintage-style short pattern is high waisted and features flattering side seams that sit away (and forward) from the hip.     Finished with a side invisible zipper and narrow waistband, this pattern…

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Modiccian Mosaic Drawstring Dress

Last week I posted Lily’s maxi dress . Here’s sister Ruby’s stunning, similar version made up in our Italian digital printed silk satin Modiccian Mosaic. The colours in this print just scream summer in the most stylish of ways! To make…

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Tutorial: How To Make Your Own Fitted Sheets

Prompted by the arrival of our fabulous 100% linen sheeting range, here’s a tutorial to show you just how easy it is to make your own fitted sheets. It might be easier to enlarge the images as you work through…

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Sewing Tessuti – a blogging round up

Be it face to face in-store or face to screen via a blog, we are always so thrilled to see our fabric made up. Invariably, there’s a thought that goes through our mind or words that spring from our mouths…

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Layering with wool, by Judith

  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…

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From Sand Hill Como to a linen smock top

  Judith works in our Melbourne store and, like me, is a great lover of all things linen. This amazing smock top, inspired by a found image and created from her own pattern, is made up in our Sand Hill…

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Anita. Again(a).

Since this post, I’ve made two more pairs of Anita Ponti Pant because (aye, biased) they’re the equivalent of my sewing happy – quick and easy. I’m also adding extra sewing points for comfort and style.   Bleach Boys   …

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Rachel and Jared

  Last week, we received an email from recently-wed Rachel. Not so long ago, she came into our Melbourne store and purchased Cut-out Floral Tulle in Ivory (also available in black and white) to make up for her wedding day….

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