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May flew by (although that seems to be my reflection every month..) and another me made May has finished. This year, I pledged to wear at least one handmade garment every day.

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The £2.50 Dress

Post author:clobbercreations
Post published:May 13, 2017
Post category:Stash Busting
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I went to my mum’s house with the intention of making a pattern from an old dress I have of hers (which is at risk of disintegrating as it’s been worn so many times!) but I ended up nabbing one of her most recent charity shop pattern purchases and cutting out the pieces to make a dress! (more…)

#sewmystyle – April – Bridgetown dress

Post author:clobbercreations
Post published:May 7, 2017
Post category:Dressmaking / Sewing
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Once again, I found myself blundering out of another month without a completed project for #sewmystyle. My flaw in April was that I completely forgot to prewash the fabric until the day I chose to cut out the pieces. I ended up washing it while I cut out pieces for another project on my list, and then with other deadlines appearing, April came and went! (more…)

The Walkley Dress

Post author:clobbercreations
Post published:October 14, 2016
Post category:Craft Skills / Dressmaking
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While on a bit of a dressmaking roll, I decided to delve back into the realm of knit fabrics. Having only made one successful garment with knit, I decided that I wanted to keep the pattern as simple as possible. The simple question for this project was The Walkley Dress by Wendy Ward MIY. This pattern requires two pieces to be cut out of your fabric, and they come from the same template. If you're lucky enough to have 150cm wide fabric, you only need a metre! In this instance, I already had some fabric ready and waiting - a…

Dungarees!

Post author:clobbercreations
Post published:September 15, 2016
Post category:Craft Skills / Dressmaking / Sewing
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When I took part in the #miymarch16 instagram challenge, I put down this dungarees pattern as my sewing ambition (new Burda 3779). I bought the pattern from a charity shop for £2 just over a year ago because I loved the idea of making some, and bought some denim shortly after. However, the amount of pieces in the pattern felt overwhelming, and I couldn't get started. A couple of months ago, I asked my mum if I could bring along the pattern and fabric when I visited her to see if she could encourage me to get started. Over the…

Comic Strip Stitched

Post author:clobbercreations
Post published:August 4, 2016
Post category:Craft Skills / Free Machine Embroidery
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Recently I decided to revisit my doodles through free motion stitching. Doodling can happen in all sorts of circumstances. You could be on hold chasing up an order over the phone (or in the case of my first job, being the advisor on the other side of the line), waiting for a meeting to commence, sitting in the audience of a presentation or passing the time on the train. Sometimes the doodling is abstract, and sometimes it turns into a miniature piece of artwork. Many of the doodles I made when I worked as a customer advisor in a call…