I recently visited the Bankfield museum in Halifax. They have several permanent exhibitions as well as some temporary exhibitions. They now have ‘Inspired – The art of making historical fashion’ on until the 21st of December 2024: This exhibition covers people who make historical costumes or costumes inspired by historical costumes, including a maker of… Continue reading Inspired – The art of making historical fashion
Month: February 2024
Sewing course 2024 (04)
This week, I made lounge trousers for a man. I started off making a block for basic trousers using his measurements. I used green pen to mark the front piece and red for the back: I then traced the front piece as well as the back piece onto a new piece of paper each. I… Continue reading Sewing course 2024 (04)
Sewing course 2024 (3)
During this week’s sewing class we were shown some techniques and materials for creating applique, reverse applique, and free-motion embroidery. I made this really fun applique artwork (see below for how I made this). It’s for sale in my eBay shop: One material that was shown is dissolvable fabric. It looks like thick cling film,… Continue reading Sewing course 2024 (3)