I spent all day yesterday in the sewing room trying to make some progress on a man’s overcoat for my…
A Smattering of Projects: A catch-up post
It’s been a minute since the last post, and I have a lot of garments I want to write about.…
Favorite Silk Tee: Marfy 3400
Guys. There are a few garments in my closet that I made in a fit of holy-shit-it’s-hot-out-get-me-some-silk-tshirts last summer. I…
Changing Stripes. Or: Look, I made a dress that isn’t a solid color.
Okay, so a couple months back I started having a fever dream for the hi-lo split hem t-shirt dress that…
Just a Quickie: Reprise of Colette’s Mabel Skirt
This was the third and final item of pre-vacation sewing binge. Added to the queue because it was simple, and…
I Swear I Needed This: Butterick 6244
All right! So here we have item 2 of 3 from pre vacation sewing binge. Barcelona was meant to…
New Shapes: Style Arc’s Esme Tunic
What good is a rushed pre-vacation sewing binge if not for getting me out from in front of that brick…
You’re like that weird kid at school who wears weird clothes and no one knows why until finally they say “I made this!!”. Or: Lessons in piss-poor fabric choice.
All right, so here we have a photo of me wearing what looks approximately like a blanket. Or a pelt.…
Manhattan Trousers, Rounds Two and Three
So here we go with my second and third attempts at the Manhattan trousers. My wardrobe has suffered from a dearth…
The Most-Worn Coat: Marfy 3178
We’re buried under two feet of snow here in Washington this weekend, which feels like a perfect excuse for not…
wasted weekends 