This is a special project I made at school last winter. It's a draped dress made out of two different silk fabrics in the same shade of navy blue (a matt shantung and a voile), both from my stash. I made it using the draping technique, so I created the dress draping it on the dress-form. ...
I have sewed a simple blouse with flounced sleeves for my mom's birthday. I drafted the pattern on my own after having taken her measurements. I used this beautiful vintage silk crepe de chine. I sewed the blouse up making french seams, except for the armhole, finished with serger. I pin-hemmed the blouse and the sleeves. ...
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) ...
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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