Frocktober 2019
Two Sewing Sisters
Gobi Culottes Pattern Testing for Itch to Stitch
Gobi Culottes by Two Sewing Sisters For the testing of the Gobi Culottes we used a patterned polished cotton to create a structured short. We finished the hem of the style 10cm shorter than the original design to create more…
Frocktober – Frocking for a Cause for OCRF
Frocktober is a community fundraising initiative for the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF). The aim of the campaign is to start important conversations. The campaign that empowers women around Australia to channel their creative flair through their favourite frocks, all…
Sophia’s Transforming Navy Law Ball Dress
Construction of Navy Transforming Dress The tulle layers of the design were a key feature and the lengths needed to be suite for both the full length look and the shorter zipped version. The trick to this was the length…
Georgia’s Jungle Green Silk Satin Law Ball Dress
Construction of Jungle Green Silk Satin Dress The bodice for Georgia’s dress started with Simplicity 6408 as it had a beautiful back shape and the gathered front seam created the perfect neckline. The skirt needed to be cut on the…
Lace Blue Deakin Law Ball
Construction The bodice for this Law Ball outfit was cut from McCall’s 6331 in cream coloured drill to create a nude effect to be layered with Billi’s Royal Lace from Tessuti Fabric . The lace comes in 50cm wide panels…
Magenta Lame – Lawyers Weekly Law Awards – Simplicity 1651
When your sister is nominated for National Law Student of the year it calls for a new dress for the occasion. Erin was nominated for the award as part of the Lawyers Weekly Law Awards with the presentation hosted at…
Gold Formal Dress – Law Awards – Lawyers Weekly
Construction The total length of the hem was 11 meters. The drill under layer (3 meters) was finished with overlocking and turned up to encase a black 15cm wide crinoline and the top gold layer was babylocked in black thread…
Jenna Dress By Hand London Pattern with The Fabric Store
The Pattern We chose to do the at home print. The skirt pattern which is used for both length options is 32 pages and there is separate file for each bodice style. Variation 1 is 16 pages Variation 2 is…
Colour in Thirds: Tessuti Competition
“Entry guidelines are super simple. Sew whatever style you want. Sew something that’s sympathetic to the fabric. Sew an original design or use a pattern. You can use one, both or a combination of all three competition fabrics.” – Tessuti Fabric Sewing Blog The…