There are a couple of new bras around here + two new bramaking courses too! Until now I was teaching my underwired bra classes with the Simplicity 8229 pattern but now I’ve made a change and I’m using the Black Beauty bra by Emerald Erin.
Teaching lingerie sewing courses
As you probably already know I’m teaching both regular sewing classes and bramaking workshops in Madrid at the Historias Hiladas sewing academy. Now I’ve been also starting to teach the bramaking workshops outside Madrid and this month I was in Tarragona (close to Barcelona, Spain).
Read MoreFinished jacket and a knitted cardigan
I’ve finished the jacket, yay! As I wrote in my last post I was not very happy with the jacket as the sleeves were a bit tight. Now that I’ve added the buttons and I’ve worn it around for a couple of days I actually really really like it!
Read MoreFall jacket progress
In my last post I wrote about the inspiration for the new fall jacket I was going to make, here’s an almost finished jacket itself! This make has been...interesting. And by interesting I mean lots of mistakes and obstacles in almost every aspect of the process. But hey, I was the one who told that she likes complexity in a sewing project, so who am I to complain now. Let’s see what went wrong and how I more or less fixed it.
Read MoreFall jacket inspiration
Now that autumn is here I’m planning to make a new jacket for myself. Jackets are actually my favorite thing to sew I think...there’s a certain complexity sewing wise which is interesting for me and they get a lot of wear so it’s definitely a win-win. I’m going to share some of my inspiration in this post for my upcoming make.
Read MoreNew size range for the Hanna bralette
Hey! Just a short update from me today :) During this summer I’ve been working on an update for the Hanna bralette sewing pattern and it’s finally ready!
Read MoreTutorial: Ogden cami lace hack
I recently made a black silk Ogden cami with a lace detail on the neckline (and then another one in mint green as a gift too) and many of you liked it a lot so I thought it would be a good idea to show you how I did it in a little tutorial.
Read MoreIntroducing the Project Bag by LaOla Patterns
I’m really happy to present you my newest sewing pattern, the Project Bag! If you’ve been following me on Instagram you already saw that I announced that this pattern was going to be launched soon and today is the day!
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