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…

I sewed a T-shirt! This is a very easy project, that everyone can sew even if you haven’t got a serger or a coverstitch machine. I sewed this T-shirt with my serger and sewing machine (I haven’t got a coverstitch…

This Filippo’s moth-eaten wool sweater has needed to be repaired for a while and I decided to do it last week finally. The sweater was full of holes everywhere, both small and very big. Given that I don’t like patches…

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…