The Shirtain.

by Kristyn // April 18, 2017 // No Comments

Hey Stitchers, Some things are best mixed together with care. Take stripes, spots and checks. Or soft drinks and young children. Sausage dogs, and justabout any other breed. And so on like that. Mix these kinds of things without due... Continue reading →

My amazing handmade and homemade wedding…and I would never have it any other way.

by Kristyn // March 15, 2017 // No Comments

Hi Stitchers! Great to see you again! it’s so good to be back here among the leaves! Where have I been? Why did I disappear? Welllll, for a while there, life got busy. Like, really busy. Lame excuse? Not... Continue reading →

DIY skirt tailoring

by Kristyn // February 19, 2016 // No Comments

Hey stitchers, Blast from the past, this blog post was one of my first back from 2013, and is still one of the most common alterations I make in the sewing room. Really, its not just confined to taking... Continue reading →

DIY skirt (Butterick Style pattern 4363)

by Kristyn // October 21, 2015 // No Comments

Hey Stitchers! Now, I know it’s frocktober (my frock’n’roll adventures can be seen here) and I promised posts on quick fixes but I made some gorgeous skirts from butterick pattern b4363 a few weeks back that I’m dying to share... Continue reading →

DIY dress to skirt refashion

by Kristyn // October 14, 2015 // No Comments

Hi Stitchers! Ive been a little MIA on the blog front at the moment.. few reasons – Holidays and Frocktober (check out insta)! Trying to organise the wardrobe and get some frocks sorted for Frocktober, I’ve been doing a few... Continue reading →

DIY wool dress w lace detail (Simplicity pattern 7614)

by Kristyn // September 2, 2015 // 3 Comments

Hi stitchers! Another Thursday comes round! Another year’s come round for me this week too, with one more birthday to add to the pile. So this week’s post might be a little distracted… naturally. But, as promised in my last... Continue reading →

DIY busy print dress (Butterick pattern 6774)

by Kristyn // August 19, 2015 // 3 Comments

Hey stitchers, Sorry for my sickie last week… I basically had the ‘I’m super busy’ scenario. Ya know what I mean? And I have a 4 day work week! How do people work 5 days and get shit done? Tell... Continue reading →

DIY sleeveless winter wool coat (Style Pattern 3299)

by Kristyn // August 5, 2015 // 2 Comments

Hey Stitchers, Ya know how I keep on about the cold (you’d think I lived in Melbourne!) – well I thought it was time to do something about it and make myself something warm. So I got on to coats... Continue reading →