I am really passionate about changing people’s minds in how they look at the clothing aspect of plus size. I also love charity shops and raking through friends closets to remake and reuse. Upscaling is the bomb. My biggest bugbear in plus size clothing is fast fashion. I have theRead More →
I’ve made another vastly different-looking set using the Basic Kate and Jane Variations patterns you can find in my shop. Some things I did differently with this set, which I am calling, “Scotland the Brave”, ya, I know, hokey. Instead of using the upper cup pattern piece, I have usedRead More →
The Mermaid set was born of my first drafts of The Jane Variations. I was working with stretch laces and the idea of gazing through layers. The appearance of lace that floated over nakedness. And while the idea was good, the execution in all skin colours is more fraught. IfRead More →
A burlesque inspired set using the Basic Kate and the Jane Modern patterns. I love burlesque of the 50s and 60s. My personal heroes are Lily St. Cry and of course Miss Gypsy Rose Lee. As an X’er at the beginning of the 80’s there were few female role modelsRead More →