thelittletailoress Profile
Ami
Join Date:
2012-12-30
About
I am a designer, pattern cutter and couturier based in south west London. I blog about my sewing, knitting and baking projects.
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1. The Little Tailoress
The Little Tailoress is a sewing blog describing the author's fashion sewing projects along with, knitting, baking and other pretty thoughts.
Tags: sewing blog, sewing, fashion, vintage, uk
Latest Blog Posts
- Peachy Keenon Dec 18, 2012 in Knitting Pretty thoughts angora fashion knitting knitted cardigan rowan nancy vintage cardiganThis is my latest completed knitting project: Nancy from the Finesse collection in Rowan knitting magazine 50 designed by Erika Knight. Finesse is described as a collection ‘inspired by the retro influences of the late 1950′s and early 19...
- Festive Cranberry Cheesecakeon Dec 17, 2012 in Pretty thoughts Recipies cheesecake cranberry cheesecake lactofee lactose free baking…because you can’t have Christmas without cranberries! This is my festive take on a baked New York style cheesecake. I substituted the normal raisins with some fresh cranberries and made a cranberry pouring sauce to serve with it. I used...
- Colette Pastille Dresson Dec 10, 2012 in Fashion sewing Colette Pastille Colette Patterns sewing pattern sewing pattern reviewEarlier this year I was lucky enough to be given the lovely Colette Sewing Handbook as a gift. For those of you familiar with Colette patterns you will know how beautifully presented the little pattern booklets are- well the same is definitely true o...
- Baby, it’s cold outside…on Dec 2, 2012 in Fashion sewing aw2012 couture tailoring evan picone fashion sewing jacket sewing tailored coat tailoringOver the last week or so the temperature here in London has plummeted. It is freeeeeeeeezing; car frozen up in the morning, ‘are you sure the heating is actually on?’, fluffy socks and hot water bottle in bed, freezing. I love the winter...
- Hello Autumnon Sep 8, 2012 in Fashion sewing autumn Ava aw2012 collete patterns fabric fashion fashion sewing lace Macaron mood board sewing Victory Patterns“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” F. Scott Fitzgerald Autumn is without a doubt my most favourite season and I get very excited at the prospect of changing leaves, cooler days, Halloween, bonfires and fireworks. As some...
- A 1960′s ‘Pan Am’ inspired couture jacketon Aug 27, 2012 in Fashion sewing couture jacket fashion sewing jacket mad men pan am sewing tailoringA couple of years ago I did a short course on couture tailoring techniques. I loved how much history and skill there was behind the craft. It was only a one week course and so we were only scratching the surface of the skills involved but nevertheles...
- A far cry from the originalThis was a strange sewing project! It was made from a vintage McCalls pattern from 1946. I really loved the shape of this vintage dress on the pattern picture but once I had sewn up a toile and tried it on I suddenly felt the urge to butcher the poor...
- My (non) beaded knitted sweateron Aug 21, 2012 in Knitting Pretty thoughts knitting sarah dallas vintage knits vintage knitted sweaterI LOVED the shape of this little raglan sleeve vintage knitted sweater from ‘Vintage knits’ by Sarah Dallas. The actual pattern is knitted in a 4 ply wool yarn and is beaded but I wanted to knit something summery and casual so I decided t...
- Bound Buttonhole TutorialBound buttonholes are a lovely way to add a couture finish to your fashion sewing projects. They are commonly found on heavier weight items like coats and jackets but also work beautifully on light-weight garments that have either a facing or a linin...
- Creamy Vanilla Lactose Free Cupcakes!Before you begin… always bake cakes and whip up icing with room temperature ingredients. Ingredients For the cupcakes 115g butter (for additional info on butter and lactose click here) 115 caster sugar 2 medium eggs 115g self- raising flour 1 t...
