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Meri Blouse is a traditional dress worn in the Pacific Islands, originally introduced by missionaries I've heard. I made these four for a concert at church for some New Guinean ladies. The pattern cutting is very simple with little fabric wasted. And
To finish Me Made May, here's my favourite make of all time, worn by the lovely Emily. It's 5 metres of Ikea upholstery fabric, patternmaking uses subtraction cutting methods (google Julian Roberts, he has lots of free resources). As you can see from
What can I say? I'm in no danger of running out of handmade clothes for Me Made May (last count- more than 50 items in my wardrobe) but they are getting more...unusual. This flatpack shawl (it is a flat shape with armholes) was a college design proje
I made three of these dresses, because they look more complicated to make than they really are. This is black linen with a bit of sashiko stitching - cool to wear in summer or over a tee shirt when the temperatures go down. #memadewardrobe #sewers of

In the Swim...

Cover of the selling guide presented to BillabongAt college this semester, we tackled swimwear.  My swimmers were inspired by vintage movies like Doctor No and From Here to Eternity.Every girl needs a knife belt on her bikini!

We even arranged a photo shoot - which was a bit of an eye-opener for me!  Our first model pulled out 2 days before, the next emailed me at 12.15 am on the day to say she couldn't come. Finally we found someone to shoot at 9 am on the day. Unbelieveable!

 

 

We made up a brochure of our designs and presented them to some very lovely ladies from Qld surfwear company Billabong. 

 

Instant tan courtesy of AdobeBraving the cold in the middle of winter...