I made this jumpsuit around this time of year, last year. We all know how that summer was, so I won’t get into it right now. I had never made a jumpsuit before, but I…
A denim chambray jumpsuit, copied from an RTW piece
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A midsummer night, red linen dress
For as long as I remember I always wore the same colours: mainly blues, some green, black, some grey, some white and that’s about it. Every few years or so, I get inspired to make…
A denim kimono-inspired jacket
I made this kimono jacket last year, I think. The whole last year and a half is all a blur in my head, I should make better use of my sewing journal to track these…
A Harper-inspired tunic
I’ve seen so many beautiful Harper tunics on Instagram and I wanted to make one as well. I made this wearable muslin in a 100% cotton bedsheet from Ikea and when I first tried it…
A Nani Iro Georgia Tunic and wide leg linen pants
A Nani Iro Georgia Tunic and wide leg linen pants It’s been a while since I was really pleased with how something I made turned out. I loved the feeling of wearing these two new…
Thoughts about making things that are beautiful but maybe not essential
At the beginning of last month I got a boost of inspiration for sewing. It was very specific what I wanted to make, and I knew that these were things I was going to wear…
Make something truly beautiful
This is what I wrote a few weeks back in my bullet journal. And something quite magical happened – I gave myself permission to do it. I haven’t had taken out the sewing machine in…
The things they don’t tell you about the capsule wardrobe
I recently stumbled upon Leslie Price‘s (author at Manrepeller), article about the things people don’t talk about much, when they talk about the holy capsule wardrobe. I recommend reading this piece even if you’re…