I started on my first Ruby late last year and due to some binding shennanigans, promptly stalled. You would think that by virtue of editing our patterns I’d be pretty good at following the instructions, right? Erm, this time no….
Sophie Dress in Bedford Rouge After a most mammoth and intense period of designing, drafting, editing, testing, re-drafting, re-testing and re-editing, they’re finished and done and we’re super excited to introduce you to our TWO new patterns – the Sophie Top…
Back in Jan 2013 we published this tutorial showing you how to sew and join together double fold bias binding. We use this binding a-plenty in our patterns and this method has served us (and hopefully you!) well for both…
We were happy to have another visit from Sheryl this month, who booked into our Tessuti Pattern Sewing Class last Friday. Wanting to try her hand at sewing with knits and to learn how to twin needle hems and necklines,…
Happy New Year folks! Hope 2015 is off to a cracking start for all of you and that the new one has bought you at least a wee bit of sewing time to take the edge off that crazy busy…
Since making it last month, my striped Alice Top has been on a high and heavy rotation. You know that go-to wardrobe staple that is your immediate, feel good and comfortable one? Yeah, that’s my Alice. And so I had…
Hello readers! Meet our newest pattern – the Ruby Top/Dress. This simple sleeveless design features a high neckline, cutaway armholes and keyhole back opening. The style is slightly flared at the hemline and makes a perfect floaty garment for the warmer months or…
Alice Top in Liberty of London Capel Dark Blue We are very excited to be releasing our latest pattern – The Alice Dress/Top. This smock style top/dress features a self-lined yoke bodice with shaped armhole bands and a softly gathered body on front and…
So as a follow up to my last blog post, here’s the one where I talk about the top. The whole time I was making that skirt, I was contemplating a top to go with it. My initial plan was…
Over the past few years I’ve had varying degrees of success in sewing up a birthday make for the kidlet. Sometimes I’m late (2012), sometimes I’m early (2013), sometimes I’m slooow (2010, but really it should’ve been 2008) and, judging…
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