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) ...
Summer is almost over and, not to forget the blue sea and the golden sand beaches, here is the bikini I sewed up in July and I wore this summer on holiday. It's made up of a bandeau top and a string bikini bottom, both lined. The main fabric is a pistachio Lycra with a vintage texture ...
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 ...
I've got to admit first of all that I have never loved maxi dress. I have got only one summer maxi dress in my wardrobe, that I bought on impulse some years ago and I only started wearing and appreciating lately. I don't know for what weird reason I've always thought that I would feel ...
I sewed this dress up for Antonella's wedding, a friend of mine who got married last Saturday. This final version came out after a long series of indecisions and mistakes, hence it's not exactly perfect. Anyway I like it very much and I'm sure I'll wear it a lot over this summer. I wanted to ...
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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