Archive for August 2026
Cris Wood’s Glow Dress
On the weekend I finished sewing the Glow Dress from Cris Wood’s new book It Starts with a Square. I reviewed this book last week and made some things from it, but didn’t get to finish this dress. The Glow Dress has a V neck back and front, shoulders gathered with elastic (but could use…
Read MoreBook Review: It Starts with a Square
It’s my pleasure to review It Starts with a Square, a new sewing book by Cris Wood. Cris Wood is a US-based designer of low-waste, size inclusive, paperless patterns for any skill level. It Starts with a Square is a collection of dresses, tops and skirts all constructed from rectangles. There are no pattern pieces…
Read MoreTrialing the Stoppax Hemstitching Fork
The Stoppax hemstitching fork is a vintage sewing tool that Mr H chanced to see at our secondhand shop. It was $10 which he thought was a rip off for a strip of metal, so he passed on it. When he got home he looked it up on Ebay, then went back and bought it!…
Read MoreMaking Birgitta Helmersson’s Pleat Pants
Some easy weekend sewing has been had, making Birgitta’s pleat pants from the Sewing Without Scraps book. These are culottes-style pants, with an elastic waist, side pockets and a cropped length. The fabric is a bit special. It’s some superfine premium merino wool suiting which is quite fluid and has a subtle charcoal stripe. It…
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