Victory Chloe
Debbie Christensen
Here it is, the Victory Chloe Dress! If you shop in our store, you may have seen this on display for quite a while. It took me probably as long to blog about this dress as it did to make it, which is a long time! This dress was finished about three weeks ago, in […]
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Nan
“In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets – when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta – there lived a tailor in Gloucester. He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark. All day long […]
“Indigo” Anna
Debbie Christensen
First, this dress is supposed to be indigo. That only kind of worked and I’m a little salty about it. I wanted to make myself a birthday dress, and after much waffling and Google-imaging, I decided on the By Hand London Anna Dress. Every dress I’ve seen made-up is absolutely gorgeous, but I wasn’t sure […]
Oh Georgia
Debbie Christensen
Sometimes when we get new fabric in, I know exactly what it will become. I love seeing a vision realized. Check it! This is the By Hand London Georgia Dress, made with this Tufted Polyester Organza. It’s kind of a crazy fabric, almost like wearing faux fur, but also with sparkles. Someone recently bought a […]
Tropical Saltspring
Debbie
Just in time for the end of summer, I’ve made a tropical-print summer dress! Actually, I’ll probably wear it all year… And it feels like summer has only just begun! This is the Sewaholic Saltspring in Suno Tropical Knit. I debated making this for a while because I wasn’t sure if it would be super […]