Real talk: I am super delighted with how this dress turned out but it during construction it got super close to looking like Amanda is wearing a picnic blanket. Eep! Actually, now I think about it that could have been awesome. I could have disguised myself as a picnic blanket, snuck into parks and ninjaed…
Amanda vs Bella Dress
Even though I spent years in schools as a drama and history teacher I never took the opportunity to dress as an Art Teacher in a lovely flowing sack dress. As a drama teacher I spent way too much time getting up and down off the floor (curse you Year 10 movement unit!) which meant…
Amanda vs Lodo Dress
In September last year I spent a week travelling through parts of the South Island of New Zealand. If you have never been there it is super hard to describe just how beautiful it is. As in, it really is Middle Earth brought to life and I spent a lot of time yelling at the…
Amanda vs Serpentine Hat
Somehow over the last nine years of sewing I’ve avoided hats. I’ve made bras, tiki dresses, jeans, capes and even a raincoat but my poor old noggin has always been over looked. But that’s all changed. New decade, new approach to headwear. Viva la noggin covering! This is the Serpentine Hat by Elbe Textiles. The…
