Stone bead necklace More glass and crystal beads a la the last post. The beads or crystals come in strings or bags so I often end up with more than I need. Mixing them up like this uses up the leftovers. To make sure I end up with some type of flow or balance between...
How to make a shift dress Here is one last version of the shift dress. I ran out of fabric and had to stitch two pieces of fabric together to get the full length of the dress, hence the interesting effect at the bottom. Actually I quite like the addition. The...
Home made shift dress In the picture is another version of my favourite shift dress. Recognise a similar necklace? A few posts back I showed it in black with one of the slip tops I made. The bits come from a craft shop and you clip them together. And recognise the...
Making a shift dress pattern Here is the shift dress. There are only two pieces to the pattern, the dress part and the neck facing. No zips or buttons to worry about. It is dead easy to make. I made this particular one a bit longer. All you do is cut the dress...
How I made a shift dress pattern In the picture is a shift dress I bought at H and M a while back. Finding a pattern to make this dress proved impossible. So in the end, much like the slip top in earlier posts, I decided to cut a pattern from this dress. It’s...
