Why I Hate Making Fat Suits
Fat suits have been front and centre the last few days. They’ve even been award winning. Skilled artists have been praised and admired for their work in transforming an actor into something very different to the body that they actually occupy. It’s nothing new. In fact it was one of the first things I was…
This Year for Cloth & Roll
I will be the first to admit that I haven’t been the most regular posting blogger. The goal I set myself when I started Cloth & Roll sort of became unachievable when work and life ramped up. This time will be a little different. I definitely don’t think I’m alone in wanting to radically shake…
Working with Velvet
Project: Long Robe commissioned by friend Fabric: Wine coloured polyester velvet and 15cm pink fringing from House of Adorn, cotton lawn for lining from Spotlight When my friend commissioned me to make this robe, she told me she used to think velvet was the height of sophistication when she was younger. It lead me to…
The (Over/Under) Fitted T-Shirt
Pattern: Tarlee T-shirt by Muna and Broad Fabric: Long sleeve – Little Little knit stripe in burnt orange and grey. Short sleeve – Organic cotton jersey in black. Sleeveless – Cotton corded rib in forest. I love a classic t-shirt. I like them loose, I like them tight. I like to layer them, I like…
Mending a Treasured Garment – My Gulp!! Knitted Cardigan
I have always had good intentions when it comes to mending my clothes. But just like my unfinished sewing projects, the follow through on my good intentions isn’t always a long lasting desire. Like many, I am easily distracted by the allure of new projects, fresh fabrics, and expanding my wardrobe and personal style, and…
Zero Waste Sewing – Pattern testing extended size of ZW Cropped Shirt
Pattern: Birgitta Helmersson ZW Cropped Shirt sz 2 Fabric: Black washer finish cotton from The Selvedge Society – 157cm wide Buttons: Coconut shell buttons – KATM I have been super intrigued by the idea of zero waste sewing for a while now. With each sewing project there has always inevitably been scraps, even if you…
Calling All Small Fats
Another week, another set of patterns released without extended sizing. It’s been just over 2 years since the online community started calling out pattern companies for their serious lack of extended sizes. Many if not all of those companies resented the notion that they were being exclusionary, citing it as a lack of resources, knowledge,…
Me Made May 2021 – Why I’m not pledging
May is almost here, and I’m girding my loins for the onslaught of posts related to the Me Made May sewing challenge. Last year I was still quite new to the me made community, so I posted pretty much as normal, I didn’t set a pledge, but I did post a few times when I…
Shirt Making
Pattern: Cornell Shirt by Elbe Textiles, View B, Size H Fabric: Green white/blue check cotton/linen from The Fabric Store Notions: Rasant 120 thread, 1.2cm clear buttons from All Buttons Great and Small Tools: Point turner, sleeve board, pressing ham, clapper. I really enjoy shirt making. Something about nailing an even collar shape, perfect topstitching, and…
It’s Not Working…
Project: Light robe jacket Pattern: Started with Peppermint Robe Jacket size D Fabric: 5oz linen/cotton chambray mid blue from The Fabric Store At what point of a sewing project do you know it’s not working? You have the fabric, the pattern, and you know exactly what you want to do with them, but as you…
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