Meredith’s Garment Story
It is true that I’ve fallen in love with many a dress. Fallen in love with many a sewing technique. I love the satisfaction of…
Tag: slow fashion
Meg’s Garment Story
I did not make you. But my love for you made you come alive. You are the velveteen rabbit of my closet, pulsing with meaning,…
Judith’s Garment Story
An easy-wear pair of daytime pants were in order. I kept on wearing my pyjama pants – a waistband with a button wasn’t going to…
David’s Garment Story: The Continued Adventures of a Sewing Husband
Where did we leave off? There was a pandemic. And as an actor/bartender in NYC with theaters and bars shut down, I needed a job. …
How to break out of a style rut: 6 strategies
I’m sure you know the feeling of walking in your closet and not feeling excited to get dressed. It’s ok, it’s not a fault –…
Learning to Sew: How I Became a Sewing Husband
This year, for my wife’s birthday, I sewed her a custom-made Studio Tunic in a bark-green Nomad Linen with contrasting burnt orange top stitching. I…
9 Simple Hinterland Dress Outfit Ideas
A wardrobe essential: the Hinterland Dress Join Meg and me as we share a few of our favorite Hinterland Dress outfit ideas. Both of us…
Noticing and Making
On a recent walk in my neighborhood I stopped to take a picture of a bird’s nest. It isn’t as if I’d never seen one…
Sewing Basics 2 is here!
Take the next step in your sewing journey by making the Nocturne Top in Sewing Basics 2, the third course in our Sew Your Clothes…
Quilted Vest Hinterland Hack
Let me start this by saying that hacking a pattern is a fairly new skill for me, but a fun one I have been exploring…