Are you into haberdashery/notions? Meet Merchant and Mills

Merchant & Mills // English Drapers from We Are Shuffle on Vimeo. Great video…love the music and photography. ‘Some of our customers gave up sewing in the 70s because it wasn’t a feminist thing to do…and they felt they were betraying their sex by being involved in something so frivolous But now…it doesn’t look like a frivolous thing, it looks like a weighty thing…so those … Continue reading Are you into haberdashery/notions? Meet Merchant and Mills

Vintage Fabric Made in Italy – Want some?

Have you ever dreamed about sewing with real vintage fabric straight from Italy? Look what I found thanks to the wonders of the internet!     Some days ago I discovered Serena and her blog Ri-Twenty…and got fascinated when reading about her recent discovery: a small Italian fabric store owned by a 93-year-old woman who recently decided to reopen her long closed store as she … Continue reading Vintage Fabric Made in Italy – Want some?

Men’s Shirt Makeover: the Ruffle Edition and…

Some months ago I was supposed to teach a beginner’s refashion sewing class…so I turned to the beautiful top and tutorial by Kristen Makes It was one of the first projects I made back in 2010 and just a few weeks before starting this blog. So I immediately made a new version of this project to refresh my memory. Then nobody signed up for the … Continue reading Men’s Shirt Makeover: the Ruffle Edition and…

La mia boutique 06/2013 Review

UPDATE: If you want to buy a copy of the June issue, Anna is selling hers After the fabulous May La mia boutique issue and your impressive response and interested in my review, I was waiting June with much anticipation. Would the issue let us down? The fabric on cover dress is fantastic…I love the unsual orange and hot pink combo. Certainly with this fabric … Continue reading La mia boutique 06/2013 Review