Friday 30 August 2013

New Dress

So this is one of the dresses Ive been working on.  It's the simpler of the two, I've been having a few issues with the other one!



This dress is made in a lovely light floaty cotton, and features a yellow padded pocket with matching yellow buttons and button hole detail.  I had designed it with a yellow flower as well, but once I had lined it, sewed it and turned it in the right way, I wasn't happy with the finish so I opted to leave the flower off.

As soon as I'm finished with the other design, I'll post a picture of that too :)

This dress is one of the items we are displaying on Sunday at the Orsett craft fair.  The fair is open from 10 until 1, so if you are in the area come down and say hi - It will be lovely to meet you!

Wednesday 28 August 2013

Designing

I'm really excited this morning, Ive been designing a few dresses over the last few days and today I get to sit and make them!  We are doing a craft fair on Sunday, and I'm hoping to have some finished and ready to display for then!

Ill post some pictures later!

Tuesday 20 August 2013

Photography

It's really important to have really good photos to display your items when you sell online, and so I've spent the last few days working on my photos for the shop. I'm still struggling to get a finish I'm pleased with.  I'm thinking about a theme to keep all my photos on the shop looking as professional as possible. The white background I have been using gives a nice, clean finish, but I think it's a bit dull and uninteresting.





I tried a baby themed background before, but that looked a bit too busy:




I'm hoping to spend the majority of the day today actually sewing, or maybe crocheting, so Ill give my photos more thought and hope for some inspiration!

Monday 12 August 2013

Button Holing!

I've finally finished the little owl dress for my niece!  I forgot to take a picture of it before I gave it to her - she popped by unexpectedly over the weekend which was lovely.

Here is a picture of the button holes marked out ready to sew.  I always measure and check at least twice before I actually sew the garment.  It's also very important to have a practice run on some fabric of the same weight as the garment to check that the stitches on the machine are at the correct tension and size!  Its also a good idea to check that your pen or chalk does wash out without leaving any residue marks.