Sewing with silk: a new M7974 dress

In my 2020 sewing review, I mentioned that one of the 2020 achievements I was proudest of was to have mastered sewing a silk dress. But the dress was actually never posted on this blog. So here it finally is, in all its silky beauty! I am all the happiest that I have recently managed […]

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2020 sewing in review

My 2020 sewing year was a bit strange. It started strong will my first-ever attempt at planning; got interrupted by a last-minute decision to spend the first lock-down in France, where I had a sewing machine but neither fabric nor patterns; got completely crazy in the summer when I managed to get my supplies back […]

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2020 knitting in review

Aside from all the rest, I will definitely remember 2020 as the year of my knitting revelation. After ages of being intimidated by knitting patterns, everything finally clicked! As a result: 12 cardigans, 7 jumpers and 2 shawls knitted with love over the past twelve months. Favourite patterns: Belladonna, Enchantee and Blossom My most knitted […]

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A new velvet Magnolia

Yes, I’ve done it again… I’ve sewn another version of the Magnolia dress by Deer&Doe! Magnolia Old and New You will probably remember my previous versions of Magnolia, all in stretchy velvet, sewn compulsively last autumn and reviewed in this article. They are among the dresses I have worn most both last and this Autumn, […]

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