Gift Shop

Like the idea of gifting some Liberty print knickers but don't have the sewing skills to make them up?  No worries, leading up to Christmas and perhaps beyond I'll be adding a GIFT SHOP to my Etsy store.

Each pair will be made with the utmost love and care by yours truly, (no outsourcing of production!) 100% hand made by the designer.

Oh and you'll also find HIPPIE HEADBANDS and DRESS-ME-UP COLLARS but to kick things off some PETER PAN COLLARS to wear like necklaces...super cute!  

New items will be added to the GIFT SHOP as they're completed.

Happy Shopping!

Pocket Top Nautical

 A nautical version of the newly minted POCKET TOP made in 100% linen and trimmed with vintage sailor buttons.  It's worn below with a pair of BLOOMERS made out of an old feed sack.  Buttons and feed sack both found at L'uccello.

   

Instead of knicker elastic a satin bias binding threaded with narrow elastic was used; a HOW TO can be found right here.

The POCKET TOP is available from my Etsy store in Australian sizes 6-14.

The White Dress

Looking through some older collections I came across one from Chloé circa 2006; at that time the design team was lead by Phoebe Philo.

There's a group of styles all in white and trimmed with frills, lace and some incredibly pretty appliqués which I just love.  Look how great the flash of purple and pale beige looks against the white.

 Inspired I adapted the pattern for the POCKET TOP adding the straps plus a wide double layered hem frill (finished width 18.25cm plus 5.5cm of lace).  Instead of buttons at the front I inserted two lines of cotton lace.  The pattern for the POCKET TOP is now available in my Etsy shop in sizes 6 to 14.

The dress is made in a linen found at Tessuti in Melbourne and the lace was donated to the cause by a friend.

new pattern POCKET TOP

The sweet and girly POCKET TOP.

The pattern for the POCKET TOP is now available from my Etsy shop and can be made with or without shoulder straps, buttons or pockets. The shape is loose and relaxed, perfect for a long hot summer. 

The POCKET TOP is shown above with a pair of FLAPPER SHORTS and below with the MINNIE MINI and an ICHIGO BAG.  The fabric for the top and shorts came from Tessuti, the vintage bobble buttons were found at L'uccello and the fabric for the MINNIE MINI is by Umbrella Prints  Details for the ICHIGO BAG can be found right here.

new pattern THE LONG SKINNY

 An amalgamation of two of my favourite t-shirts, THE LONG SKINNY combines all the things I loved most into the perfect stretchy knit top...extra long length, curvy side seams that sit close to the body, long skinny sleeves with subtle flared cuffs, a comfortable armhole depth, and a flattering and practical round neck, not too high, not too low.

The pattern for THE LONG SKINNY is available from my Etsy shop in Australian sizes 8-14.  It's super quick to make and comes in two variations; a raw edged version with rolled neck binding or for a more polished finish, with twin needled hems and a classic bound neckline as shown here.  Check out the HOW TO section for more detailed instructions.

Perfect for layering it's shown below with the JUMP PANT and a Rowan sweater designed by Kim Hargraves called JACK (Rowan magazine #30) which I knitted in Kidsilk Haze (the left overs were used for THE SNARF)