After I'd been eyeing the Designin' December sewing challenge hosted by Linda @nicedressthanksimadeit for quite a while, I finally got around to entering last year with my Chiffon Jeans Jacket made during my end of year frosting fest. This is a contender for this year's challenge. There are so many things I see online that… Continue reading Designin’ December: Contender number one – My Teddy Bear Icon Coat
Author: Elaine Batiste
I'm a teacher, a lifelong learner, a traveller, a maker, an adventurer and a 'want to do more' kind of gal.
Button down the hatches
Trousers seem to be on my crafty mind at the moment. I made a few pairs of jeans this summer and I got the urge to make some button-front trousers in the vein of the ubiquitous Lander pants.
Slub Sweater Knit Joggers
"I don't do trends", I say and normally that would be true. When a hot new trend arrives it always takes me a while to decide whether - a. I like it b. whether I think it suits me and c. whether this is a look that could last. I still have items in my… Continue reading Slub Sweater Knit Joggers
Basics B*tches
As it's approaching the time of year when we start thinking about glamour and glitz, who wants to know about what I made a lot of back in the summer - BASICS of course!
Mia’s spring sweater
Continuing with my knitting journey, I discovered a new site, Yarnpond, a hub for connecting knitting and crochet designers with testers and tech editors. I thought the concept was imaginative and I'm always keen to explore innovative approaches to crafting so I decided to find a project to test on this portal. My chosen piece… Continue reading Mia’s spring sweater
Knitting the Luftig Tee
Hot on the heels of making my Hopeful skirt for Kunbi I decided to take on another test knit...
Mustard and white striped trousers
Ever since I bought this piece of yellow and white striped linen a picture of a pair of light, swishy trousers floated into my head and once I got my hands on the finalised @PatternlabLdn trouser block, I was determined to use that to create the summer pants of my dreams. I've been dabbling with… Continue reading Mustard and white striped trousers
The Hopeful skirt – who knew a knitted skirt could be this good?
At first, I didn’t really think I needed a knitted skirt in my life, but how wrong was I?
Jeans vs Anzu mash up
Earlier in the spring, I had the pleasure of testing the Waffle Patterns Anzu cargo skirt and while I was making it I thought would be brilliant as a pair of work pants. Now Yuki does have the pattern for a pants version with all the amazing pockets and attachments but I figured I could… Continue reading Jeans vs Anzu mash up
Julia Yoke Sweater – top to bottom knitting again
I still question the sanity of a short sleeved woolly sweater, but I made it anyway.
Finlayson Sweater Hoodie Dress hack
Do you ever do 'stream of consciousness' sewing? Sometimes I make it up as I go along.
Vogue V1618 – Rachel Comey dress hack
This project involves a lot of ideas coming together hopefully into a good summer dress. I've been looking at the multitude of tiered dress patterns which have become available over the last few years and it's put me in a bit of a dilemma. On the face of it, I wouldn't have thought of myself… Continue reading Vogue V1618 – Rachel Comey dress hack
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