Tag: jurk

Putting the Fit in Outfit

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) A weekend alone at home, with stormy weather outside made for the perfect sewing weekend. I planned to make a piece of clothing from scratch, but also a ‘remake’ and some shortening of …

Sew It (for) Myself

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) In this house we try not to buy a lot of clothes. And if we do buy a piece of clothing almost all the times it is fair-trade, eco or both. Just because …

The Collab Dress

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) In the previous post I told you that I would later share my special dress with you. I wore it last week at my brothers wedding, so now I can show it here …

Knitting and Sewing in progress

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) Stormy weather calls for knitting! So knitting is what I do. Oh and sewing, because sometimes I need a little break from knitting. I thought it was time to give you guys an …

T-shirts in the remake

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) It looks like the pile of clothes I want to refashion only gets bigger. Even after remaking 4 shirts. I think it has something to do with being confronted with how many clothing …

Color Work

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) The knitting and sewing I have done lately contains more color than I am used to. I like my black/grey clothing, but a bit of color is a nice addition. Curious about my …

Green Shopping

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) Since I decided that I would only buy organic/fair clothing I didn’t really find items I was enthusiastic about… until now! Because it’s sale everywhere, I dived into the ‘green summer sale’ and …

DIY – Turn your favorite band T-shirt into a dress

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) Because I wear more dresses than trousers, buying another band t-shirt is only making the inside of my closet look good. So this time when I saw the band merchandise at the Monster Truck …

My moms new Night Gown

(voor Nederlands scroll naar beneden) I came to the conclusion that I am better at copying a piece of garment than following pattern instructions. I hope this will change once I make more garments with pattern instructions. But for …