Posts Tagged ‘Sewing Without Scraps’
The Scout Shirt by Danielle Elsener
The Scout shirt is a new zero waste pattern in Sewing Without Scraps. Last week I cut out a long sleeved version and over the weekend sewed it up. The pattern pieces are cut in a zero waste arrangement, and apart from the front/back/yoke, the pieces are in a modular arrangement that can be moved…
Read MoreMaking Danielle Elsener’s Scout Shirt
The Scout Shirt is a pattern in the new book Sewing Without Scraps. Just a shameless plug: Aussies, 50 more copies of the book arrived last week and are in my shop now. US readers, Danielle has just received more copies too. Neither of us have more on order, so please take this opportunity to…
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…
Read MoreFinishing Birgitta Helmersson’s Panel Dress
The Panel Dress from Sewing Without Scraps is finished, and what an enjoyable make it was. I began sewing this dress last week, had done all the fiddly bits, and just had the main sections (sleeve, bodice, skirt) to put together and hem. The skirt is much fuller than the original (3m instead of 2.2m),…
Read MoreMaking Birgitta Helmersson’s Panel Dress
Sewing Without Scraps is out in the world, and plans are afoot to sew some of the things in the book by the other two designers, Birgitta Helmersson and Danielle Elsener. This week I started making the Panel Dress by Birgitta. It’s essentially the top featured on the front cover, with the addition of a…
Read MoreNew Book: Sewing Without Scraps
A new zero waste pattern book has just been unleashed on the world! And I have the honour of being one of the authors. Sewing Without Scraps has new zero waste patterns by Birgitta Helmersson, Danielle Elsener of DECODE and me. The fourth author is Sae Hagino of Mirai Pattern in Japan. The book is…
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