And another” nearly Dior” dress: sewing a couture V9327

A few years ago, I received an amazing present: a stunning Dior handbag with a modernised Toile de Jouy pattern. I would never have thought I would get my hands on the exact matching fabric but I eventually did – and here it is, sewn as a couture V9327 dress, in a perfect matched outfit! […]

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My second stranded colorwork knit: “Into the Wild”

Knitting the Bowfell jumper really got me into knitting stranded colorwork. As soon as I was finished with the yoke, I was just obsessed with starting a new project! Here it is : “Into the Wild” by Tania Barley. My tips to start knitting stranded colorwork This is only my second stranded colorwork project so […]

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Sewing the V8379 dress…again!

When a dress pattern works, I tend to sew it again and again. So given the success of my first V8379 a few months ago, a second version was due to follow soon – here it is! In no way dissimilar to its predecessor (except for the quality of the pictures maybe, oh well)… V8379 […]

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Sewing the Magnolia dress: more silk and more flowers in my wardrobe

Although knitting has dominated the blog lately, I have in no way given up sewing. Here is my latest Magnolia dress by Deer&Doe, in a dreamy floral silk fabric from Selvedge and Bolts. Magnolia pattern review: a long love story Magnolia is one of my favourite dress patterns; and this version is the latest of […]

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