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The Afternoon Hat | Free bucket hat sewing pattern and tutorial
Hello fellow stitchers, and happy 2019 to you all! Summer is in full swing in Cape Town and the sweltering days are eased by dips in the brisk Atlantic water followed by lazy sundowners on the sand. This is my favourite hat that often accompanies me on such an occasion. I’ve had it since I…
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Free pattern! The Afternoon Clutch
In honour of Fashion Revolution week, here’s a quick and simple clutch pattern that you can use to transform something old into something fabulously new. Fashion Revolution is a campaign to demand transparency from an increasingly exploitative fashion industry. Someone has to pay the price for cheap fashion, and the system works to conceal it.…
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We’ll post you your Amy skirt pattern for free!
Afternoon has only recently started offering printed versions of our patterns. We’re slowly working on getting all of our patterns available both as a convenient digital download, and a beautiful, printed artefact. At the moment, we have the Amy skirt sewing pattern available for purchase in print. For R189, you get your sewing pattern alongside…
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Geometric Candy Blouse
When I was in Barcelona earlier this year, I picked up this geometric crepe georgette at Ribes & Casals. And man, if it isn’t perfect for this Candy blouse! At the time, I had no idea what it was going to be but I knew I had to have this print in my wardrobe. It’s…
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New pattern: the Candy blouse
Bring back the era of the blouse, I say! It can seem a little outmoded, but the blouse is such a wonderful wardrobe staple. Contemporary stretch fabric makes it all too easy to chuck on a t-shirt in the morning and be done with it. And while I’m the last person to diss jeans and…
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An Amy Skirt Update
Summer is just around the bend, and we’ve taken your feedback on board to offer an improved sewing experience for the Amy skirt. What does the Amy skirt pattern offer? The Amy skirt is about carefree summer dressing! A cinch to sew, the Amy skirt is gently gathered in the waist with a back zip…
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Misprints, mistakes and making Michele
The year is marching swiftly on and as the weather takes a chilly turn, many of us (myself included!) are turning to the sewing machine for some creative respite from the rainy weather. If you’ve dug out your Michele dress pattern to get snipping and sewing, you might be annoyed to find some rather stubbornly…
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New Pattern: Introducing the Michele Dress!
Good gracious. In the chaos and excitement of Design Indaba, I completely neglected to formally introduce to you… the Michele Dress! There’s nothing quite like a fitted dress to get you through the day, and still have you feeling fresh and fashionable for an evening out. The Michele dress includes simple features for a gently…
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New Pattern: Introducing the Amy Skirt!
I’m not sure about you guys, but I feel like there’s a noticeable dwindling of sewing resources in South Africa. Burda magazine isn’t so easy to come by in the local CNA, and sewing patterns from the haberdashery are increasingly expensive or out of stock, and frankly, just not that inspiring! It’s time to put…
