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Cotton duster coat

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Sew Over It Coco Jacket No. 2

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SOI Coco Jacket

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SOI Coco Jacket

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So, the sneak peek in my previous post related to... DIY shoulder pads! . I am always unhappy with store bought shoulder pads, mainly as the nice tailoring ones I have found are wayyy too thick and wide for my liking (1” thick - I think they also cater for men’s tailoring). All of which means I usually end up thinning them out and taking off some of the width. Well, NOT ANYMORE!! . I have two patterns I planned to experiment with. First up is the free shoulder pads pattern from @closetcase.patterns. It is awesome! . This pattern is intended for the Jasika blazer (which may or may not be in my short term sewing plans) but the shoulder pads can obviously be used for other projects, and tweaked to be as thick or as wide as you want them to be. Mine came out at 1/4” thick, which looks perfect to me - I really don’t like a thick pad at all. Plus, I bought a few colours of felt, rather than the usual charcoal - as long as it won’t show through on finished garments, I think it’ll make me smile when I reach for a pair of shoulder pads to insert! . Can’t wait to use these ☺️.. how do you feel about shoulder pads? And have you tried DIY ones yet? . #sewingtips #sewistsofinstagram #jasikablazer #diyshoulderpads #diytailoring #isew

Have you ever sent your sewing machine to the repair shop? Does it tend to take FOREVER?!? I’m waiting for mine to be ready, but keeping myself busy with a few other projects. One of which involves some felt and some batting/wadding! Intrigued?? Watch this space.. 😊

So, I spent this weekend learning the basics of tambour embroidery, and fell in love with it! I was inspired by @maria_martimo who posted a beautiful embellished dress and jacket she made using the technique, and now I hope to become more proficient at embroidery and start to add more details to my makes in future! I ran out of time to fill in my heart-shaped appliqué, which was intended to be glued to the jewellery box provided by the school (but which I’m tempted to use on a cosmetics bag now instead!) so I will finish it at home and then decide how to use it! #sewing #learning #londonembroideryschool

On another course this weekend and I can’t wait to start embroidering/embellishing All The Things!! 😍... (only the first pic is my work, the others are the tutors’ samples - Leslie and Diane are amazing!)

Progress update on the work skirt. I still have a casual-wear shaped hole in my me-made wardrobe but I’ve now accepted that workwear sewing is just my go-to happy place 🤣😍 . #wip #isew #sewingismysuperpower #diypencilskirt

On the blog today: 10 things I’ll do differently following my recent short course in “Professional Sewing Skills” at the London College of Fashion @lcflondon_ . (Spoiler alert: it’s a great course, I loved it - highly recommend, if you have the opportunity..) . #sewingskills #learning #isew #imakemyownclothes #sewcialists #diyfashion #slowfashion

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