Inspiration: La Belle Epoque

When I was on vacation earlier this month, the art museum near my parent’s house had another fashion exhibit like the last time I was visiting.  This time, a small collection of gowns from La Belle Epoque were on display to coordinate with the Toulouse Lautrec art exhibit (which was…

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Weekend Knitting

After several months of not touching my knitting needles, I became inspired to pick them up again after spotting the Roscoff tank on Raverly by Army of Knitters (the tank is also similar to the Carnac sweater I made last year).  The yarn I’m using is Berocco Weekend, an acrylic and…

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Summer Vacation

< Ahhh vacation…just a week ago I traveled up and down the east coast, hitting the beaches in New Hampshire and visiting my family in Pennsylvania.  It wasn’t my usual sewcation of vacations past (like here and here), but instead a relaxing time with my boyfriend and family, playing board…

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Pattern Review: BHL Charlotte Skirt and Simplicity 1665 [Sailboat Suit]

Patterns: Skirt – By Hand London Charlotte; size US 8 Bolero – Simplicity 1665; size 10 Fabric: Dear Stella home dec fabric from Fabric Place Basement (also available here) Tee: Alternative Apparel Flats: Sperry Maybe it was the sudden turn in the temperatures recently that had me feeling like it…

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You Can’t Force Creativity

I started making this jacket at the beginning of May – when By Hand London introduced their Victoria Blazer and showed it paired with the Charlotte Skirt, in a flamingo print fabric, I knew I wanted to recreate that look somehow (the blazer pattern wasn’t available yet and I’m very…

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