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…
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…
Like everything else on Instagram, our Tessuti content, community and your Tessuti makes are becoming increasingly and frustratingly difficult to find. Searching for your social media shares under our current hashtag methods is simply not working anymore and many of…
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…
We’ve paired one of our most popular dress patterns with our popular Caged Seersucker 100% cotton Japanese seersucker and it’s a match made in HEAVEN! Here Virginia models our Eva Dress in Caged Grey (above) and Caged Black (below). We’ve…
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…
Meet our latest pattern, the Avoca Top. Minimalist in design and super simple to sew, the Avoca Top is an easy, casual wardrobe piece that’s all about relaxation and comfort. Avoca has a loose silhouette and finishes at hip-length. Suitable…
On the back of last week’s Cora Top release, here’s a little blog post showing how Silva added this simple & impactful hand stitched detail to hers. After the original stitching (in matching thread) was machine sewn around the pockets…
Introducing our latest pattern, the Cora Top! We describe Cora as a sweet and simple style that’s been designed as a truly classic piece with the word ‘easy’ in mind – easy to sew, easy to wear, easy to pair…
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