Posts Tagged ‘zero waste pattern’
The Scout Pants and my sewing blunders
On the weekend, I finished sewing Danielle Elsener’s Scout Pants from Sewing Without Scraps. I cut these out last week. The instructions are in Japanese, so I ran them through a translator, skim-read them, then went my own way. I’ve made plenty of trousers in the past and I’m fairly stuck in my favourite ways…
Read MoreMaking Danielle Elsener’s ZW Scout Pants (part 1)
The Scout Pants by Danielle Elsener of DECODE are in the new Sewing Without Scraps book, and I’ve been planning to make them since the book came out. There are two versions of these pants: elastic waist and fly front/regular waistband. I’m doing the fly front version, in denim. The trousers have two back pockets,…
Read MoreNew (ish) pattern: ROO pocket
ROO is a pocket pattern published back in January in TAUKO magazine, issue 18. The copyright has now reverted to me, and it’s in my shop now; please enjoy 25% off for the next month. The ROO pocket is a modern take on the historical tie‐on pocket. This roomy cargo‐style version has a gusset on…
Read More5 Ways to Wear a Beret
The Louvre Beret is a low or zero waste pattern, first published in TAUKO magazine last year. The copyright has now reverted to me, and the pattern is now in my shop. Please enjoy 25% off for the next month. Louvre has a YouTube sewalong – in the first few minutes I give a little…
Read MoreNew Pattern: Cotton Time Coatigan
Hello All, I have a new zero waste pattern, published in Japan’s Cotton Time magazine. It’s a coatigan – a kind of relaxed coat, combining the structure a coat with the softness of a cardigan. This opportunity arose via Mirai Pattern, who license and translate my zero waste patterns into Japanese. Cotton Time has featured…
Read MoreA Pocket Story
Since last week’s post about the ROO pocket in TAUKO magazine’s Pockets issue, some really fab examples have popped up on Instagram. As part of TAUKO magazine’s celebration of pockets, I thought it would be fun to share a pocket story. Here’s mine: When I was a child, my Dad who was a life-long pocket…
Read MoreNew Pattern: ROO pocket
New year, new pattern. I’m excited to introduce a new pattern in TAUKO magazine, which has just come out. The theme for this issue is Pockets, celebrating pockets as a statement of style, function, and freedom. There are some really interesting and clever patterns in this issue, all of which can be viewed here. My…
Read MoreNew Pattern: Humpty Dumpty
Hi Everyone, I have a new pattern. It’s a zero waste Humpty Dumpty. This pattern was my workshop project for Making Zen earlier this year. It’s now got a bunch of extras. The Humpty pattern is in my shop now. Please enjoy 25% off for the next month. Humpty stands at 23.5cm/9″ tall (he’s unable…
Read MoreThe OTHER Max Tilke Trousers
I couldn’t help myself. From the moment I read PaperCrane’s comment two weeks ago, asking about the light blue trousers, I had to try them. For those just joining my trousers adventure, these are women’s trousers from South-Western China and illustrated in Max Tilke’s Costume Patterns and Designs. (The German edition can be viewed online,…
Read MoreFinishing Tilke’s Chinese Trousers
During the week I finished off the Chinese trousers in Max Tilke’s Costume Patterns and Designs. I like them very much, and so does my teen who looks very cool in them. Read about them in last week’s post. Last week after sewing them, I discovered that I needed a zip to get into them,…
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