Posted by Suzie, Saturday 30 October, 2010 17:04
It’s amazing how quickly it happens, the last rays of summer sun fade to an autumnal chill sets in and I’m overcome by a sudden urge to cover myself in knitwear. Happily this coincided with the beautiful Toast autumn/winter catalogue arriving on my doorstep. The snowy cover alone is enough to make one reach for [...]
Posted by Suzie, Tuesday 26 October, 2010 19:03
Contrary to popular belief, I do still knit things! For the past few months, in between other things, I’ve been working on Featherweight Cardigan by Hannah Fettig. It’s a very straightforward top-down raglan, but unusually, knitted in a loose gauge with lace-weight yarn on 4 mm needles.
Posted by Suzie, Sunday 24 October, 2010 16:51
I have got a bit carried away with my latest pass-time! I’ve invested in lots more materials and made a number of new creations. Lots of people have asked me if I’m taking commissions - hell yes! I am really keen to find a way to fund my new hobby.
Posted by Suzie, Wednesday 29 September, 2010 13:31
After just a couple of evenings I have a new necklace! Yes, it’s over the top, but exactly what I had in mind. I love it.
Posted by Suzie, Monday 27 September, 2010 20:44
I was lucky enough to get a surprise thank-you cheque for making the wedding dress. Rather than put it towards a new sewing machine (as I think was intended) I decided to treat myself and blow the lot on something very frivolous – jewellery. I got a couple of etched steel pieces from Ridley and [...]
Posted by Suzie, Tuesday 14 September, 2010 13:23
This is what went into the dress: Main fabric 3.5 m of heavy silk crepe in ‘natural’ It’s fair to say that I had probably chosen the main fabric in my head as soon as I heard the words ‘wedding dress’. I love crepe, I love silk, I really love silk crepe but I don’t [...]
Posted by Suzie, Monday 13 September, 2010 21:23
14 April I’m half way through the Custom Pattern Cutting course at LCF, Zoe asks me if I’d make her dress, I say of course yes. 11 May – 14 May Zoe has tried on some dresses and emails me photos of her faves, I start thinking about construction.
Posted by Suzie, Saturday 11 September, 2010 16:00
By the time you read this Zoe will have walked down the isle, so it’s safe to reveal our design ideas. Zoe tried on a few dresses, she really liked vintage style lace and found that a fitted style that flared from the thigh particularly suited her. Her favourite was ‘Davina’ by Sassi Holford, all-over [...]
Posted by Suzie, Wednesday 8 September, 2010 10:43
Last night Zoe drove down for the final fitting and to take the wedding dress away, ready for the big day on Saturday. I finally got the dress into a wearable state on Monday evening when I finished stitching the lining to the zip tape. From then on it was a case of adding the [...]
