There are so many lovely culottes in the shops at the moment so this month I decided to make myself some. I have been embracing elasticated waistbands since having a baby so I made some small adjustments to the Classic Culottes pattern to turn them into elastic waisted culottes. To do this I did the following: – cut out the …
Fayeraysews’ Cocoon dress
I have seen quite a few lovely versions of the cocoon dress popping up around social media, so I decided it was my turn to see what all the fuss was about. Based on the finished garment measurements, I decided to make a straight size 6 with no fit adjustments as the silhouette is quite loose-fitting. This month I got …
Nel Nan and Nora’s Classic Culottes
I remember wearing culottes as a child in the mid 80s and loving them! If I remember correctly, they were white with a red and navy trim. Maybe there’s a photo somewhere… After a gap of about 35 years, I sewed a pair using a Butterick pattern from Love Sewing magazine last summer in a navy linen/cotton mix but they …
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