Now that autumn is here I’m planning to make a new jacket for myself. Jackets are actually my favorite thing to sew I think...there’s a certain complexity sewing wise which is interesting for me and they get a lot of wear so it’s definitely a win-win. I’m going to share some of my inspiration in this post for my upcoming make.
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New size range for the Hanna bralette
Hey! Just a short update from me today :) During this summer I’ve been working on an update for the Hanna bralette sewing pattern and it’s finally ready!
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Tutorial: Ogden cami lace hack
I recently made a black silk Ogden cami with a lace detail on the neckline (and then another one in mint green as a gift too) and many of you liked it a lot so I thought it would be a good idea to show you how I did it in a little tutorial.
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Introducing the Project Bag by LaOla Patterns
I’m really happy to present you my newest sewing pattern, the Project Bag! If you’ve been following me on Instagram you already saw that I announced that this pattern was going to be launched soon and today is the day!
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Hanna bralette scalloped lace band hack
It has been some time since I wrote a tutorial over here…and it has been ageeees since I showed you a hack for the Hanna bralette! The other day I posted this image at my shops IG account as an inspiration and many of you did say you’d like to see how to make this modification to add a lace edge to the band so here we go!
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Five years of Studio Costura
This blog, and the whole Studio Costura project turned five years old past Sunday, 14th of February. If you follow me on IG you might have read my little stories about “behind the scenes” of all these years. I also wanted to collect them together here as a special anniversary post + I’ve written also about my thoughts on all of that at the end of this post.
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Choosing an overlocker
Welcome back, 2021 let’s do it! As the pandemic is not enough we were surprised with a massive snow storm in Madrid last weekend and everything is still pretty much collapsed right now when I’m writing this post. You really need to keep your head up...and your hands occupied while waiting for some better times! So let’s go with some sewing related talk here.
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2020 in my sewing and knitting
So here we are, ending this surely “memorable” year of 2020. What an intense, unpredictable and for many people very tough year it has been. I know that everybody has had different experiences and life changes during this chaotic time, I hope that you are doing at least OK amidst all of what has been happening in the world.
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