Hannah and Bella

Leather Corsages

I have had such fun over the past few weeks at the studio running my taster evening classes. Here are the samples I made for the leather corsage evening.

I used some patterns from an old 1930s needlework book and adapted them by starting to introduce bondawebed fabric to introduce colour.

 

This is my favorite and it has pride of place on my jumper today, so you think a girl can have too many brooches?

  I have started with some other ideas along these lines, so will have more to share soon.

I am going to use these samples and more in the 'More Vintage Flowers Class' which is running on Sunday 13th December 9.30am-4pm

£45.00/ £40 concessions and £5.00 materials cost

Vintage Slippers

I have a camera again!

I have made these using an original 1940's home made slipper pattern and they have turned out delightfully.

Here are pictures of the samples for my Vintage Slipper Class.

Made from vintage ticking fabric i hand embroidered the front, which has made me want to hand embroider motifs on everything. It is such a relaxing thing to do, to stitch.

I finished them with bias binding to bound them onto thick felt used for the soles

They have covered elastic straps

  and a little case to keep them in, really the perfect present!

This Vintage Slipper class is running on  Saturday 31st October 9.30-4pm

£45.00/£40 concessions and £10 materials cost

Yes more frilly knickers.....

I altered the pattern a little bit the make it a more flattering shape at the front and extra ruffly at the sides.

 

These are made from vintage Liberty cotton lawn, which works brilliantly and i do love Liberty's.

I also added ruffles across the back.

 

I made this pair from some left over vintage silk, it did move a bit and if i make another pair like this i think i need to prepare the fabric a little more carefully as it moves so easily.

 

 

I used vintage lace to make the ruffles which worked well as i did not have to over sew the edges.

I really am in pants heaven with these!

I am running a  Frilly Knickers Night on Tuesday 1st September 6pm-9.30pm at the studio using this pattern.it's £25/£23 concessions and £5 materials cost.

Frilly pants....new class samples

I made these lovely cotton pants this weekend from the magazine Sew Hip

 

With a few small alternations to the pattern i am thinking of having a ' make your own frilly pants ' evening class very soon. Anyone intersted?