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Monday, 23 December 2013

Vogue Paris Original, V2323 - muslin

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In love with this dress pattern!  Here is the cover of it.  It's my first seriously vintage pattern and I really had no idea how things...
Sunday, 22 December 2013

Long Liberty Anna, at long last

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I have no idea what my problem has been with fitting Annas. I cut a size 6, and measured so carefully so that I would make it bigger than ...
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Friday, 20 December 2013

ok FINE, another Grainline Scout

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Fair enough, I made a few weird Scouts.  One was a knit and I totally ignored any knit modifications.  The other was a size 0...
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stretch silk Lady Skater

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This is a living example of how different fabrics change a pattern.  This particular fabric is a (not-very) stretchy silk twill, I think.  ...
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Thursday, 19 December 2013

My tragic Elisalex is a work in progress

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By Hand London and I have some size issues. My two Anna dresses sadly didn't fit very well - my first size 6 was too small, and the 8 ...
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Monday, 16 December 2013

Papercut Peter and the Wolf Pants

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I put these off until after my Thurlows because I wanted to try a full fly and get some practice with pants fitting.  But I was soooo excit...
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Papercut Coppelia

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This was made with an incredibly stretchy bamboo rayon from Mood - a wonderful friend brought it for me when she came visiting from the Sta...
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begonia
Queenstown, New Zealand
I'm a polyglot globetrotting doctor with an unrelenting need for creative engagement, ie sewing. My friends love me because they get half of what I make. I will love you if you tell me how to sew better! You can reach me at begonia [at] gmail dot com
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