Last weekend we rode down to the Cinque Terre on Filippo's motorbike. To have a comfortable journey we chose to bring the bare minimum with us only (we had a backpack and a small top case for both of us for 4 days). So I brought only few tops and trousers with me, that I ...
This is the last outfit I designed and sewed, my first summer outfit of the year. It’s made up of a cognac brown leather jacket and an army green playsuit. I drafted and sewed this outfit as a year-end project at school, over the professional Pattern Making classes I’ve been attending at Afol Moda in Milan. And ...
This is the Fashion Revolution's week! For three years, over this week, lots of people from all over the world have posted a selfie on social networks with their clothes turned inside out to show the labels and ask the brand “Who made my clothes?”. The aim is to gain a “cleaner, safer, fairer, more transparent ...
After about three months off, I’ve finally managed to post a new sewing project! The outfit I’m wearing is made up of a blazer, a basic jersey top (that I both designed and sewed on my own) and an old pair of black trousers I restyled. I’m not a big fan of blazers, I basically never wear ...
Here is another coat, a winter coat this time. I bought the Grainline Studio Cascade Duffle Coat pdf pattern last year, but I’ve managed to sew it up only over this autumn. It’s made out of a black woollen cloth bought at a good price at Gloriatex in Milan last year. I struggled to find a nice ...
Two Sundays ago I took advantage of the autumn weather still mild to show my new coat off for a stroll downtown in Monza and a visit to Vivian Maier's exhibition at Arengario (a beautiful exhibition among other things!). I'm very proud of this coat seen that it's been the first one I've sewed up! I ...
I couldn't resist the temptation to go over to Abilmente Fair in Vicenza even this year. More than admiring fabrics and bijoux (in the shape of scissors and sewing machine of course!), I had the pleasure of running into Sabrina, the founder of “Little Dresses for Africa”, a non-profit organization in Italy. Picture: Sabrina Coccoloni (left) ...
Choosing a sewing machine can seem very tricky and hard, especially if you are a beginner. There are lots of different types of machines on the market (mechanical, computerized or a mix of both), with different features, by different brands and in different price ranges. I'm not here to suggest you a sewing machine in particular, ...
This skirt shouldn't have been a mini, but a long skirt. I only have mini or above the knee skirts and, as I did with maxidresses this summer, I wanted to give long skirts a try by sewing one of them. After thinking over it a lot, I decided to make a short skirt instead, that ...
My grandmother’s name was Martina and she was a good seamstress…my name is Martina and I took 32 years before starting to use a sewing machine! But I have no longer stopped since I started. Welcome to my sewing blog!
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