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 ...
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, ...
I've just flown down back to Milan from London. I've been in this city for about two weeks to attend a course at London College of Fashion/UAL and for a brief holiday, just few days. I'm never tired of London! It's my fourth time in this city and I've come across new places that I love even ...
Before I started sewing I never realized how many fabric shops there were in my city. I've come across some of them by chance walking along the street, others have been recommended, others still I have dug up on the net and I dropped by at the first occasion. You often ask me for advice on ...
Last weekend I went to Abilmente Fair in Vicenza to take part in two amazing events: the Blair Workshop, organised by Sasha of Secondo Piano and Named, and the second Italian sewing meet-up. I spent two awesome days there… meeting people with your same passion is always stunning! Let's start with the workshop, held in the ...
When I talk with friends or people I know about the fact I make my own dresses, I realise that sewing is frequently considered as a weird, fascinating and a bit out of the norm hobby. Someone would be curious or wishful to start, but they are stuck because of a series of motivations that ...
Today my blog turns one year! It’s incredible how many things I’ve learned and made in one year only. From time to time I read the post of my first sewing experience and I smile…A century seems to have gone by but at the same time it seems yesterday… And it’s beautiful finding out that your passion ...
Since I started to sew, many people have asked me if I found out this passion recently or I had been thought about it for a while. Actually I could answer… both of them! Let me explain myself better… even if I recently found out how fun it is to use the sewing machine and to ...