Over three years ago I bought 1.5m of stretch cotton from Sew Over It. It has a black background and a vibrant pink rose design all over it. I had originally intended to make a pair of ultimate trousers with it, but I don't think I had enough fabric or the confidence to fit them [...]
Hi Guys! I hope you’re all having a good Friday. This week sees the start of my twice monthly Studio Journal series which will give you a glimpse at what has been going on in the studio, what I’ve been inspired by, what I’ve been loving in the world of sewing and anything else I’m excited about. Events - [...]
By the time mid August rolls around and the weather starts to change that I realise that I need to cast aside my summer sewing plans and start planning for the autumn season. During the summer months I find my sewing generally consists of far too many dresses, which, although I will wear them, their [...]
Time for a change at Cotton Reel Studio and our retail business has now closed. Running Cotton Reel Studio for the last two and a half years has been a wonderful and at times challenging experience. I have met so many lovely people, virtually and in real life. Plus I have made some of the best
I was lucky enough to be one of the pattern testers for the newest (and probably one of the most anticipated) patterns from By Hand London - The Rumana Coat, this was completed last month and worn a fair bit throughout the festive season. With that in mind please forgive the creases in a couple of the photos, [...]
I've been itching to add some shirts to my wardrobe for quite a while and have just completed the first one on my list, the Melilot Shirt by Deer & Doe patterns. I was inspired to use a lovely cotton lawn by French designer Atelier Brunette, sparkle powder gold when I found these AMAZING gold bumble bee buttons at the Textile Garden's stand [...]
After a summer full of dresses, I've been wanting to add more separates to my wardrobe this autumn. In particular sweatshirts, cardigans and blouses. A couple of weeks ago Ana from CocoWawa Crafts released her newest design the Chestnut Sweater and Top I bought it right away and I had it printed and stuck together the same evening. [...]
