Sewing & Knitting Archives - Page 9 of 34 - Six Mignons
Knitting Hetty by Andy Satterlund
Although my sewing mojo has been on-and-off, my knitting has gone full team over the past two months. Here are my latest two makes, hot off the needles: You know by now my love for the patterns created by talented Andi Sutterland of Untangling Knots. Although Belladonna is by far my favourite (see my fifth […]
Read MoreAll my favourite patterns in one dress
I love sewing dresses and although I am not so keen on self-drafting, I have reached the stage where I have a few tried and tested patterns which I can comfortably manipulate to create new designs. So let me introduce you to shirt dress of my dreams, which is the result of mixing, matching and […]
Read MoreMaking tops: a Belladonna cardigan and a Libra bodysuit
I am notoriously bad at sewing tops, as I always think it requires a similar effort to sewing a dress for half the benefit – you end up with only half the outfit, why bother! However, my new passion for knitting cardigans has led to more skirt sewing, which is itself leading to more needs […]
Read MoreSewing the V8379 dress: the perfect pick-me-up project
You wouldn’t believe this if you saw the tremendous progress I’ve made on my Autumn 2021 sewing plans to date (one coat, three dresses, one top, one skirt, three bodysuits, three cardigans!). But I actually struggled going back to sewing in September: not the right weather, not knowing where I wanted to start. So to […]
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