City & Guilds Fashion

The ruffle skirt pandemic triumph

March 25, 2021 Posted in City & Guilds Fashion, Dressmaking, joyful sewing, mental wellbeing, reduce reuse recycle, slow fashion, slow sewing, sustainable sewing1 Comment

I made this skirt as part of my City & Guilds Pattern-Cutting course and at the time I was stressed and exhausted so very happy for something to focus on other than the GLOBAL PANDEMIC AAARRGH. My fabulous tutor – Julia Hincks – gave me lots of support by peering at multitudes of emailed photos…… Continue reading The ruffle skirt pandemic triumph

My Reeta Dress

June 5, 2019September 1, 2019 Posted in City & Guilds Fashion, Dressmaking, Named Patterns, slow fashion, slow sewing, sustainable sewing2 Comments

Please can I have sort of 1940s day dress with a 1980s safari vibe? Yes, yes I can. I want a grown-up dress that I can pop on and feel put-together and chic in with absolutely zero effort on my part. Well, lots of effort in the making part, zero effort in the getting-dressed part.…… Continue reading My Reeta Dress

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Category: City & Guilds Fashion

The ruffle skirt pandemic triumph

My Reeta Dress