Pink Ruffles – M7995 Dress

By Elisenne on Tuesday, March 10th, 2020 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me. 1 Comment

Is there anything like a dress pattern crush? – all seamstresses will reply in unison « of course« !!! Anyway that’s exactly…

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I Wont’ Buy It but I’ll Make It – First Attempt

By Elisenne on Friday, January 31st, 2020 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me. 2 Comments

Up to now my sewing inspiration has been very much in closed circuit: I see a pattern I like, I…

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First Knitted Lace : the Blossom Shawl

By Elisenne on Friday, January 10th, 2020 in Knitting, Sewing & Knitting. No Comments

After many years admiring hand-knitted lace shawls but being terrified to commit, I finally took the plunge… and it wasn’t…

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My Dream Autumn Dress – Or How to Combine Magnolia and La Boheme

By Elisenne on Sunday, January 5th, 2020 in Sewing & Knitting, Sewing for Me, Tutorials. No Comments

You will by now know my adoration for the Magnolia dress, after seeing my three velvet versions. My dream was…

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