After some months off, I’ve finally managed to post a new finished garment! Black is not exactly the right colour for spring (I guess you expected something brightly coloured), but you have to consider that I started to trace the…

This is an experiment I’ve wanted to do for a while! My starting idea was to make a jersey mini-dress using a “twisting” technique which I came across on Pattern Magic by Tomoko Nakamichi books. However, before sewing the dress,…

One of the most frequent questions you ask me is “where can I buy beautiful fabrics in Milan?”. In this post from 2015, recently updated, I listed my favorite stores in town. The second most frequent question is “do you…

Filippo and I went for a walk around Lake Como last Sunday and we finally managed to take some pictures of my new trench coat. I finished sewing it in September and, despite having worn it a lot over this…

Two weeks ago I went to Abilmente in Vicenza (an Italian fair for makers) and Atelier Vicolo n.6 was one of the new entries at the exhibition. Francesca, aka Atelier Vicolo n.6, is a new Italian indie sewing pattern designer…

I bought this dark red wool blend crêpe at a fabric sale in Milan some weeks ago. I wanted to make a dress, but I didn’t know what to sew. I came across this nice mini-dress in an old issue…