Janus Post 2-for-1! (2016 & 2017)

First thing first: Festive cheers to you all! Hope you all enjoyed your year-end holidays whatever festive occasion you were celebrating! Now getting back to business…Oops. Don’t know what happened there. I tried. I really tried. But my blogging mojo went completely MIA. Sewing mojo wasn’t as bad, though I did run out of steam […]

Using a Cling Film (& Tape!) Moulage

So now that you have your 0-ease Moulage Block, let’s talk about what you can use it for. Usage Overview Designing your own patterns: You will still need Flat Pattern Design books for instruction on how to turn your 2D body map into different styles of Blocks (TNT/tried & trued master patterns/templates) & individual derivative […]

Making a Cling Film (& Tape!) Moulage

I first read about the cling film method of creating Fitting Shell Blocks/Slopers on Fashion Incubator’s website. Fashion Incubator’s original instruction: Saran Warp Pattern Making Method: overview + supply list Saran Warp Pattern Making Method: wrapping + usage instruction By that point I had already made my latest Blocks the long-winded way with lots of […]

Patternmaking & Sewing Tips

OK, I’m trying to organise useful reference info on my blog. Ideally this would be standardised for easy reference & presented as tutorials rather than meandering thoughts. But I haven’t found the patience for this. So you’ll have to make do with a list of links to old posts about my various experiments. Hope you’ll […]

Reversible Muppet Mock-Wrap Skirt

Let’s start with the one that actually sort of went according to plan shall we? Style Shots & Mug Shots WORN WITH: 1 Self-drafted raglan T-shirt; 2 Self-drafted ruched-bust T-shirt; WORN WITH: 3 Zara blouse, Self-drafted detachable-sleeve jacket; 4 Burda 2015-10-109 sweater, Burda 2013-11-117 jacket, Self-drafted hat, Self-drafted mittens; 5 Self-drafted ruched-bust T-shirt, Burda 2013-11-117 […]