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Dungaree dress: the perfect uniform

Posted on January 28, 2018June 21, 2019

The Refashioners 2017: suits you!

Posted on October 16, 2017June 21, 2019

The Collins Top Trio

Posted on September 27, 2017June 21, 2019

Swimwear: baring all for the greater good.

Posted on July 22, 2017June 21, 2019

The sweater dress re-run

Posted on June 25, 2017August 18, 2017

The Ellis Dress – hacking up a perfectly good pattern!

Posted on June 7, 2017August 18, 2017

I made a Christmas dress! (no santas or snowmen were harmed)

Posted on December 29, 2016August 18, 2017

The Acton Dress: part 2 – a refashion

Posted on November 10, 2016August 18, 2017

Oops, I did it again…

Posted on October 16, 2016August 19, 2017

The ultimate winter warmer!

Posted on June 13, 2016August 19, 2017

My raglan journey continues with ‘The Rushcutter’

Posted on January 27, 2016August 19, 2017

Raglan, the King of Sleeves!

Posted on January 17, 2016August 18, 2017

by sewing with kate
Posted on December 10, 2019December 10, 2019

The Peaks Collection goes supersize!

by sewing with kate
Posted on July 24, 2019

DIY Sashiko kit launch: Crosses, the hills and a mountain

by sewing with kate
Posted on July 7, 2019July 10, 2019

A drawstring bag and a giveaway!

by sewing with kate
Posted on March 5, 2019June 21, 2019

The Newcastle Dress

by sewing with kate
Posted on September 6, 2018June 21, 2019

The Refashioners 2018: Inspired by

by sewing with kate
Posted on July 12, 2018June 21, 2019

I made furniture! (Heart eyes for the Atomic Ottoman)

by sewing with kate
Posted on July 1, 2018June 21, 2019

My boxy cropped top – channelling the 80’s!

by sewing with kate
Posted on May 26, 2018June 21, 2019

I made an actual coat – a Honetone coat no less!

by sewing with kate
Posted on May 9, 2018June 21, 2019

Lincoln Green and my love of linen!

by sewing with kate
Posted on April 26, 2018June 21, 2019

Repair for Fashion Revolution!

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I’ve just updated my Etsy store and added some more SUPERSIZE kits. If you need a meditative project to stitch away during our isolation, this could be the project for you. I find Sashiko has been my ‘sanity saver’ of late. If you need a nudge then maybe free delivery might inspire you, I have included FREE delivery on all Supersize kits (Australia only) until sold out. #sashikostitching #sashiko #diysashikokits #meditativestitching #isolationcraft #smallbusiness

There’s a lot of uncertainty in the world at the moment. It’s totally okay to feel a little (or a lot) anxious and unsettled when things are out of our control. A couple of weeks ago, the company I work for @universal_favourite made the decision to limit there impact on the situation by having us work from home. Though we’re now scattered all the way from Bondi to the Northern Beaches to Melbourne’s Brunswick, we’re lucky to still be connected online. We’re lucky that we are able to carry on working with little disruption. We’re lucky to be in such a privileged position. There are so many who aren’t as lucky as us, whose jobs need them to be out and about, keeping communities safe and supplied with essentials, and we’re so grateful for them. If you can work from home, you should. If you can stay home, you should. Stay home for them. Humans are a pretty resilient, resourceful bunch. We’ll weather this and we’ll meet it with love, support and deeper community spirit. Be kind to others and be kind to yourself. We’re all in it together. Words & image @universal_favourite #stayhome #staysafe #flattenthecurve #wfm #workingfromhome #covid_19

I made an #idaclutch ! It seemed like the right thing to do for my friend Sarah’s birthday, especially as it really does suck to be isolated on your birthday. I made this from the last piece of rose gold leather I had from a recent leather dress upcycle. I added some denim and some delicious gifted fabric for the lining. I adjusted the pattern a little to make it slightly slimmer. Rather lovely eh! Happy birthday @sal.mal.o ♥️♥️♥️ let’s dream of fancy drinking holes we can frequent once this is all over... #diybirthdaypresent #recycle #upcycle #rosegold

Did you see this amazing giveaway by @kylieandthemachine ? Love Kylie, she has always been a big supporter of my work and I’m happy to also call her my friend. Go check out her latest post. ♥️♥️♥️ #womensupportingwomen #womensupportingwomeninbusiness

It’s not quite school, but it’s a skill at least... day one of self isolation and managed to get my 8 year old working on a bit of Sashiko. He’s testing out my workshop instructions, which are an edited (and much smaller) version of my kits. There is complete silence and fierce concentration, let’s see how he fairs.... #diysashikokits #teachingsashiko #kidscansew #learningaskill #boyscansewtoo

More mending kits complete for @erinlewisfitzgerald’s modern mending store. This could be a good time to get your mending groove on... #mending #visiblemending #sashiko #mendingkits

Hello International Women’s Day!

A little refashion! I have had this gifted metallic dress in my refashion file for ages. Of course it would have been lovely to wear it but in reality, rose gold metallic dresses aren’t really the thing to wear round the supermarket. It is also teeny tiny. I mean, it’s probably a UK 4, if that’s possible. So I attempted a refashion and here’s my new #genoatote . I made the small size and used the dress panel lines as a feature. I also wanted to use some webbing for handles and this shocking pink option worked perfectly. Gotta say, I’m loving it! (And there are some panels left over for a few wallets - watch this space) #refashion #upcycle #recycle #bagmaking #diywardrobe #rosegold #metallics

I am so proud of my friend and the mending powerhouse that is @erinlewisfitzgerald on the launch of her new book, Modern Mending. It really is such a killer book, incredible technical detail, beautiful photography and some really creative visible mending ideas. She worked so hard on it and completely pulled it off. If mending is something you are interested in exploring then I do recommend this. I am going to try the needle felting on my favourite jumper, or if I’m feeling really brave, I might even try some darning. There is also excellent section on Sashiko mending (samples by yours truely 😆). Time to get your mending pants on!! P.s she is also exclusively selling my Sashiko mending kits on her website - www.modernmending.com #modernmending #mending #visiblemending

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