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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

Why should we sew?

Here's my summer reading...

Here's my summer reading...

With clothing getting cheaper and cheaper at the summer sales, I thought why would anyone bother sewing their own? 

Found the answer in Sandy Black's Sustainable Fashion Handbook. 

Maybe we sew because we don't want some little kid working on our cheap clothes for 2 cents a garment? 

Sewing one-off, unique clothing is so much more creative, and rewarding than buying cheap, mass-produced stuff!

The real reason why clothing is so cheap!

The real reason why clothing is so cheap!