Woven with recycled tshirts, fabric selvedges and scraps.
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Some things I have been sewing recently. I haven’t really needed new clothes for a while but I still have a few nice pieces of fabric waiting for me in my stash, as well as a huge pile of things in my alteration pile, so I’m slowly making my way through them.
New swishy trousers I made using the Twig and tale Fernway culottes pattern. I love this pattern, dramatic but so comfy.
And this waistcoat I made 6 years ago while I was pregnant and sewing lots of fun things during the height of lockdowns. I love it but it didn’t fit anymore. So I altered it by taking in the sides in, it was a super quick adjustment. This was based on the Thread theory designs Belvedere waistcoat pattern but I did modify it quite a bit e.g. adding the stand up collar.
I’d forgotten sewing clothes is fun but also weird because you have to pay attention to your body – I think I’ve been ignoring myself a bit lately.
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Some little patches I made yesterday from colourful scraps 🌈
I use these for mending holes and also for making my clothes and bags more interesting
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I’m planning on growing more flax this year, and in the meantime, I’m spinning and weaving some flax fibre I bought from George Weil to get some practice in. I can’t seem to spin very finely so I’m leaving it as singles rather than plying. Early experiments weaving it on my rigid heddle loom are promising!
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