Meet my third Leni Top and, by far, the fanciest. This one came about after receiving the party invitation that read “Glitter encouraged, not essential”. This party wasn’t a formal affair, just a fun one, so I didn’t want to go all…
Meet our latest Tessuti pattern – the Leni Top! After we released our much-loved Esther Shorts pattern in 2014, we really wanted to create a simple, classic cropped style that looked good with a high-waisted garment. A few years ago we went on a little journey with Leni…
I often think about making little changes to our existing patterns, constantly inspired by styles and detail finishes I see in RTW garments. It’s a fun, easy way to alter a TNT pattern for a little variety. Since releasing our Alice…
For those of you who enquired about Eva’s dress from yesterday’s Instagram post, here are more images along with the pattern details. The pattern used for the dress was a pull-over ruffle necked top from Vogue 1515, extended into a dress with…
Meet our latest pattern – the Isla Top. This stylish jersey top sits firm on the hips and features a back yoke, dolman sleeves and wide neckline with finished neck band. The simple design has only three pattern pieces making this a…
First up, a quick but HUGE thank you to everyone for the incredible response to our latest Frankie pattern release! Man, we were blown away and can’t wait to see your versions xx Today I’m posting two recent makes that…
These two Mandys that I made back in 2013? They’re still going strong and still worn often. The Mandy is very much the top I like to wear when I don’t want to think about the top I’m going to…
We’ve had such a fabulous response to our recently released Annie Dress that we wanted to show you how great this pattern can also look as a top. Gabby and I made our versions (above and below) with the thin…
I’ve seen quite a few off-the-shoulder tops this season but Sachiyo’s version is now one of my favourites! Mum and I spotted her in our Chatswood store yesterday and when we saw her we had to find out if it…
Yesterday, over on Instagram, we announced the winners of our Kate Top Sewing Competition. BIG congratulations go out to Ervi, Justine and Helen for taking out our Top 3 prizes! Thanks to ALL of you who entered via Facebook…
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