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Colette Laurel two ways…

Colette Laurel two ways…

In a crazy fit of creativity, I managed to knock out two dresses over the weekend. Two versions of Colette Patterns’ Laurel dress, just in time for the contest that they are holding. Here’s the first: This lovely print fabric is viscose/rayon and from Fabrics galore in Battersea. I made this dress as a wearable … Continue reading »

20th Century Corsetry Part 2…

20th Century Corsetry Part 2…

I feel like introducing this post as “Hello, my name is Freya and I am obsessed with corsets…” rather like in some sort of Alcoholics Anonymous meeting because I seem to only every post about corsets these days! Well, I suppose that would be like saying I had some sort of problem. And since when … Continue reading »

20th Century Corsetry

When you come from somewhere that looks like this:- (Bonus points if you can spot my cat in this picture – cheeky little thing ) And you wake up to a place that looks like this:- It sometimes a good thing to remind myself of the reasons that I am very lucky to live in … Continue reading »