DIY

I’ve been wanting to to give embroidery a try for a while. I had never embroidered anything before this brooch, except for few half-cross stitch works I made when I…

Aestiva is the brand new sewing pattern by Wearologie. It’s a sleeveless vest, available in two different versions: the short one, more casual (the one I sewed) and the longer…

I don’t like the idea of sewing/buying maternity garments. It seems such a waste of time and money, given that I’m gonna wear them only for few months. So I’ve…

As you have noticed, I haven’t managed to sew and post almost anything in the last months. There’s been something new that has kept me away from my sewing room…

This is an experiment I’ve wanted to do for a while! My starting idea was to make a jersey mini-dress using a “twisting” technique which I came across on Pattern…

Filippo and I went for a walk around Lake Como last Sunday and we finally managed to take some pictures of my new trench coat. I finished sewing it in…

Two weeks ago I went to Abilmente in Vicenza (an Italian fair for makers) and Atelier Vicolo n.6 was one of the new entries at the exhibition. Francesca, aka Atelier…

I bought this dark red wool blend crêpe at a fabric sale in Milan some weeks ago. I wanted to make a dress, but I didn’t know what to sew.…

I sewed a T-shirt! This is a very easy project, that everyone can sew even if you haven’t got a serger or a coverstitch machine. I sewed this T-shirt with…

This Filippo’s moth-eaten wool sweater has needed to be repaired for a while and I decided to do it last week finally. The sweater was full of holes everywhere, both…