Tessuti Staff and Friends

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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Lily’s $10 Roll Dress!

Here’s a gorgeous dress made up by staffer Lily, who was clever and quick to grab a roll of this panel print silk habutai in our recent $10 roll sale. The roll had some minor flaws, but nothing we can…

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From Beginner to Sewing With Knits

Meet Emilie – keen surfer and new-ish sewer! After attending our beginners class back in July, Emilie’s kept up her interest in sewing ever since and has just attended one of our Sewing With Knits classes. Emilie successfully made the…

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Pattern Review – Vogue 1036

Julie popped in to see us again recently to show us her latest make, a great unlined denim look jacket. Made up in Vogue 1036 and our Marceau Licorice, a blended Cantiva Hemp and PET (made from recycled plastic bottles) woven drill (available…

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Pattern Review – Burda 7517

Today I had my last sewing group/class here for 2013. I’ll miss hanging out (chatting mainly) with my sewing buddies on Monday mornings, but we all need to recharge and wind down to get ready for the silly season and…

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Dancing Leopards Men’s Shirt – McCalls 6044

When Jack’s not busy studying law and working at our Surry Hills store, he’s making some very cool clothing. Here he is in his latest sew made up in our soft stretch cotton Dancing Leopards. Jack chose the classic men’s…

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Two-Tone Eva Dress

We’ve had a fantastic response to our latest pattern, the Eva Dress. It’s the ideal dress to pack for travelling, perfect for a hot summers day and it’s very versatile too. Eva has already made up a third version using…

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Pattern Review – Vogue 8913

I had the pleasure of meeting Julie for the first time at Tessuti Surry Hills store yesterday, looking fantastic in this linen top and pant made up from pattern, Vogue 8913.  The loose fitting pull-over tunic top is made up in…

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