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I had to build myself up to cut into this one, our very own ikat fabric design of 2016! Our handloom Derwent Ikat has a lovely soft feel and I thought would really suit this Merchant and Mills sewing pattern The Fielder. I had thoughts of a dress shirt or tunic at first but then I wanted to make something I'm more likely to wear, a lot! As I started the process I had little pangs of guilt that I was not doing this fabric enough justice with a statement piece! I live in jeans and tees and I've had my eye on the...

Anyone who follows me on Instagram may well remember this jacket I made last winter, after all, it became quite a project under our 'share your sewing' hashtag! Lots of followers were so helpful and inspired me with this make. I never got around to blogging it, probably because I spent the second half of Winter trying to finish it! By Spring I'd progressed onto other things, ha, maybe I'd had enough!!! These are the photographs I took, back then, so it's nice to revisit it now. This Waver Jacket PDF sewing pattern by Papercut Patterns is a very popular make and I like it's...

The best thing about fabric as awesome as this is you can make something really simple in very little time and it looks ace! Here I used our designer organic jersey Diagonal Stripe by Finland brand Ikasyr. It's a great strong stretch and sews up really well with not much curling! I used this tutorial I found on Pinterest How to sew a knit pencil skirt in 20 minutes! I have to be honest here, it took me a lot longer, after having and argument with the stripes, I didn't want to line them up, too 'matchy'. I cut it out spacing them kind of...

Oh how I just love Merchant and Mills sewing patterns! I've had my eye on the Merchant and Mills Camber Set for ages - to try the t-shirt style top. I've also been inspired by my collection of Denim Tops on Pinterest. So when I added this Indigo Tide fabric to our Faberwood collection I saw my opportunity to start something along similar lines. I was desperate to show the luxury, denim and slubby cloth like feel of this fabric made up. This fabric is amazing! It was a very tough decision over what to make with it, not to mention the fear of...

Take a look behind the scenes of our Indigo Tide fabric, here our suppliers from Thailand share their wonderful story... We are designers based in Bangkok, Thailand that work with women's traditional weaving co-ops in Northeast Thailand. The primary group that we work with is based in Sakon Nakhon province, on the border with Laos. This co-op consists of 40 women weavers that follow traditional hand-loom techniques. These weavers grow their own indigo plants and follow traditional Thai hand-dying techniques. The run-off and waste water from this process is 100% biodegradable. all refuse is composted and then used to enrich the soil for next...

I wanted to get this latest make up on here before the Summer was out! This Dash Lime fabric is such a fab colour and matches our great sunshine that we've been having here in Sheffield. This isn't quite the shoot I had planned for it, but during the school holidays things can get a bit hectic, I've had great difficulties getting this lovely warm shade across on screen, but think these photographs just about do it justice. The paper pattern Top 64 by Merchant and Mills is suggested for heavy fabric, but I think it works just as well in this light weight...