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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
I made it! I kept my pledge wearing at least a me-made garment a week over may. And I liked it so much that I outdid! ;) In the end I wore about 2/3 garments a week. Here you can find my recap: For those who have not read the previous post, May was the MeMadeMay’s ...
In January I decided to take part in the Wardrobe Architect Challenge 2015 in order to find out my own style, to understand what I like and what I don’t like to wear and to design/sew in a less random way. In these months I’ve noticed that the exercises I’ve carried out so far have helped ...