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Black Skinny Jeans from PatternLab Block

My latest jeans project uses the Pattern Lab system to hopefully get a good fit on these trousers. I’m using PatternLab.Ldn skinny jeans block with some black stretch denim from the stash. Here’s my Affinity Designer sketch for these classic-looking jeans. The denim is a lovely deep inky black and I decided to use white… Continue reading Black Skinny Jeans from PatternLab Block

Advanced/Difficult · Challenging · Clothing · Finished articles · LaineeMakes · sewing · Stashbusting

Advanced/Plus Difficile… Irresistible!

Looking through my pattern stash/library I realised that quite a lot of my old Vogue patterns are graded 'Advanced/Plus difficile'. Why is that phrase so appealing to me? It just reveals that side of me that can't resist a challenge. At times I think I've viewed my sewing like an extreme sport, the more challenging… Continue reading Advanced/Plus Difficile… Irresistible!

LaineeMakes · refashioning · Remaking · sewing

Neither love or seams can keep you together…

Cloning My 'Wanderer' Jeans Every time I looked at them I knew this time had to be the last time we were together, but I couldn’t give them up. They were so good to me; they knew me so well and they knew how to make me feel good. I always ended up giving them… Continue reading Neither love or seams can keep you together…