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Calyer

February 18, 2018November 18, 201924 Comments

There is no denying that I have neglected my blog. The last post I published having accompanied my pattern release some release some 7 months ago (yikes, where did all those months go?!). I should be honest, I have written another blog post since then. It is finished, complete with pictures, and has been since … Continue reading Calyer

The Finish Line

June 24, 2017July 3, 201715 Comments

Wow, I'm so relieved to finally be writing this blog post after what seems like an eternity of digitizing, testing, editing, emailing, (/Instagram/ Facebook messaging), re-editing, redrafting, re-re-editing, and very little sewing, (of anything other than the Forsythe Dress). Don't get me wrong, I really enjoy/ed the process (mostly), but it has been a real … Continue reading The Finish Line

My First PDF Pattern

December 23, 2016February 21, 2018133 Comments

Well it certainly took me long enough, but I finally finished my first PDF pattern! Making PDF patterns is something that I have been thinking of doing for a long time now, but I just never got around to taking action. After listening to Episode 09 of The Wild Stitch's ever inspiring Maker Style Podcasts a … Continue reading My First PDF Pattern

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Nothing much to see here, just a very basic and boring button-up that I’ve been working on the past few months. Does the world need another button-up shirt pattern? I doubt it, but decided to pursue it anyway mostly because it’s a pattern that I’ve been sewing for years and I still reach for these shirts on a weekly basis. Also, I suppose, if I’m true to the origins of this little ‘business’, then my intention was to create timeless patterns that I like to wear that (hopefully) transcend the fickleness of fashion. So, if nothing else, at least all the samples I’ve been sewing will come in handy, even if nobody wants to buy this pattern.

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Nothing much to see here, just a very basic and boring button-up that I’ve been working on the past few months. Does the world need another button-up shirt pattern? I doubt it, but decided to pursue it anyway mostly because it’s a pattern that I’ve been sewing for years and I still reach for these shirts on a weekly basis. Also, I suppose, if I’m true to the origins of this little ‘business’, then my intention was to create timeless patterns that I like to wear that (hopefully) transcend the fickleness of fashion. So, if nothing else, at least all the samples I’ve been sewing will come in handy, even if nobody wants to buy this pattern.

It’s weird how over the past few years my Instagram sewing account sort of morphed into a business account and then I kind of became viewed as an entity / business more than just a person, or at least that’s what lots of people assume sometimes I think from the comments and messages that I often get. This platform used to be an escape from real life stresses and stressors and I’ve become very absent over here of late because I’ve just felt it’s to be quite a lot of ‘noise’ some of which has been quite negative, or has negatively affected me at least.

Without any further ado I’ve decided release #thexaneleshorts pattern out into the world today

It’s the most beautiful sunny winters day in Cape Town and my appendages have defrosted enough for me to take more photos for #thexaneleshorts pattern release (next week hopefully) and to spam you with another decapitated picture of me, as if one wasn’t enough for one weekend.

I’m jumping right back into #thexaneleshorts and hoping (possibly optimistically) to release the pattern next week. This pattern was just about ready for release in early February but then I had the amazing opportunity to work with Peppermint magazine and so I put it on the back burner for the past 4 months. A major hurdle for me in releasing these now is the fact that we are in the depths of an exceptionally freezing winter in Cape Town and wearing / photographing shorts is rather unpleasant! I tried convincing many people to model for me but was unsuccessful in doing so… can’t say that I blame them. I did manage to take a few photos this morning but lost all feeling in my fingers so decided to wait for it to warm up a little bit.

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