The Birthday Dress
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anne W (@compulsive_seamstress) And it’s August again (just), is this going to be my annual post? Hopefully not, I still have […]
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Anne W (@compulsive_seamstress) And it’s August again (just), is this going to be my annual post? Hopefully not, I still have […]
My latest vintage make is one for Belle again, finally! This gorgeous pattern has been on my wishlist for some time. I’d spotted it online but never in the right […]
Continuing the theme of sewing for a little girl, this make has to be my cutest – and most time consuming – ever. I had a mad idea to make […]
Remember this cute kid’s pattern I used to make a lovely wool coat for a friend’s baby daughter? I couldn’t resist using it again when I’d got back from holiday, […]
Scraps. Bits of fabric that aren’t small enough to throw out, but aren’t big enough to make something in their own right. We all have them. Unless you’re one of […]
I have embarked on a project of seeming epic proportions. I started trying to catalogue my vintage patterns this time last year but found the process slow going, not to […]
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So – it’s been a while! You’d be forgiven if you’d thought I have forsaken this blog, but really things just got completely out of control in December. This shirt […]
This project came about as the result of me being helpful to a fellow sewer & blogger. She needed to clear out her stash & who was I to let […]
As I used French seams on the last vintage blouse, I thought it was time to take photos of the process and add this tutorial to the list of seam […]
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I like making, and I like books.
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Creating a well-fitting wardrobe, piece by piece
Creating pretty, elegant clothes with vintage dress patterns
Crafting better mental health by sewing myself happy. Slow fashion, conscious consuming and an effort to live a more ethical life.
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Creating pretty, elegant clothes with vintage dress patterns
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