In the past couple of months, millinery netting (or veiling) has been popping up in a lot of magazine fashion shoots. I personally love netting! It looks so glamourous and mysterious at the same time, be it on a hat or just like on these photos with just some netting going over the face. It’s [...]

If you are into sewing you may have already used an overlock sewing-machine (or a “serger”). I don’t have my own one, but at work we have two industrial ones. Of course, one of them is being a right pain at the moment (and we’ve already had a repair man in the other day). Overlockers [...]

I just wanted to show my headpiece, it’s nearly finished. A sturdy base has to be made and I’m thinking some small feathers would look nice in the center (hope I have some the right color in store). I really enjoyed working with sinamay, I think my next design will be made out of it [...]

Like many people who sew, I have boxes full of fabric and bits and bobs that I seem to never actually use. Remember those pink peacock feathers I got in New York a year and a half ago? Still haven’t taken them out of their packet! They are so pretty, how can I even dare [...]

Hello there! I was browsing the net the the other day and I came across the most amazing company called Vlisco! Fell in love straight away! Vilsco is a dutch company who produces real wax print fabrics. A short explication, wax printing is when wax is applied  on the fabric following a pattern, then the [...]

I wasn’t too sure if I wanted to share this with you, but as a friend of mine pointed out to me, I am chatty and quite personal on this blog so, why not? Two weeks ago, I got a hat inspired tattoo! I’ve been wanting a top hat tattoo for a very long time [...]

It’s been a while since I last made a hat pattern, but I was really in the mood the other day so I got out some paper and the needed tools (calculator, compass, french curve…). I thought I’d start by doing a simple shape to ease back slowly into things. It wasn’t too long before [...]

Yes. I think you do have to be some what a sewing geek to do a post about thimbles. I do happen to think about my thimble a lot. I use the same one at work, 5 days per week, and I love it dearly. It’s the one up the top, on the far left. [...]

I’m a 24 year old girl , I should be blogging about clothes and guys (that’ll be my next post…), but instead I’m going to talk about an article I saw in the economy pages of the newspaper (‘Le Monde’, 22 February) about Bohin, the sewing needle manufacturer…yes, I’m THAT cool! Bohin is a a [...]

Hope you’re not all sick of NY, cause, well, I’m not finished yet!! So, there I was, skipping down 6th Avenue when I came across a couple of cool stores for crafty folk : M&J Trimmings and Toho Shoji. There are probably other cool supply places in NYC (I’m just an ignorant tourist!), so please [...]