Happy New Year…in February! The start of this 2022 has been pretty busy and that’s why I haven’t written my first post of the year at the good old blog until now. If you read my newsletter you already know that I wanted to “challenge” myself to sew more lingerie…for fun and for educational purposes too. I decided I’d sew two makes per month and I’d post about them here.
Read MoreGift ideas for makers
The holidays are almost here so I thought I’d round up some gift ideas for sewers. Maybe it’s you who’s looking for a gift for a friend who sews…or you’d like to tell others what to give you as a present? Here’s a small list of things I’ve liked recently and that I think would make a cute surprise :) You can also check my gift post from last year with other cool ideas.
Read MoreNew pattern: the Needle Pouch
I’m really excited to present to you my newest sewing pattern, the Needle Pouch. This handy little pouch is the second pattern I’m publishing under LAOLA patterns, the pattern brand I created together with my friend Alex Roda. As always you can expect a very detailed sewing pattern with in depth instructions + A4/US letter, A0 and no printer pattern sheet options.
Read MoreBlack Beauty Bra + new underwired bra class
There are a couple of new bras around here + two new bramaking courses too! Until now I was teaching my underwired bra classes with the Simplicity 8229 pattern but now I’ve made a change and I’m using the Black Beauty bra by Emerald Erin.
Teaching lingerie sewing courses
As you probably already know I’m teaching both regular sewing classes and bramaking workshops in Madrid at the Historias Hiladas sewing academy. Now I’ve been also starting to teach the bramaking workshops outside Madrid and this month I was in Tarragona (close to Barcelona, Spain).
Read MoreFinished jacket and a knitted cardigan
I’ve finished the jacket, yay! As I wrote in my last post I was not very happy with the jacket as the sleeves were a bit tight. Now that I’ve added the buttons and I’ve worn it around for a couple of days I actually really really like it!
Read MoreFall jacket progress
In my last post I wrote about the inspiration for the new fall jacket I was going to make, here’s an almost finished jacket itself! This make has been...interesting. And by interesting I mean lots of mistakes and obstacles in almost every aspect of the process. But hey, I was the one who told that she likes complexity in a sewing project, so who am I to complain now. Let’s see what went wrong and how I more or less fixed it.
Read MoreFall jacket inspiration
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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