Some time ago, Son sent me a link to NorthernFox. He was thinking of getting something like this for his wife for her birthday. At this point it was many months in the future. As it happened, I had just been reading an article about textiles found in Viking graves. I got excited for this… Continue reading WB – Viking Clothes
Tag: Slow Fashion
If I didn’t already like her, I would after this video…
Bernadette Banner, Historical Sewist, shows her limited everyday wardrobe and speaks to the problem of fast fashion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HXhW6nTCuo
Lemon Dress
On May 4th, I shared several cotton fabrics that I intended to make into summer dresses for myself. I really like lemon prints so, of course, I started with the lemon fabric. If you don't remember, this is the pattern that I wanted to make. The version with the sleeves and collar. Being super excited… Continue reading Lemon Dress
When I was a child…
We didn't have tons of clothes. I distinctly remember that we got new clothes at certain times of the year: Easter, Christmas, beginning of school year and maybe for a birthday. My siblings might say this memory is similar to the one about walking to school, uphill both ways, in the snow. Clothes were patched… Continue reading When I was a child…
Mending Monday – black denim again & again
I looked for my last mending post regarding these jeans, apparently I hadn't posted about them. Let me correct that now. On November 2nd I worked on mending the worn fabric BF's jeans. For this project I used the electric sewing machine, Pfaff Hobby Quilter. Added the feed dog cover and the embroidery foot. Starting… Continue reading Mending Monday – black denim again & again