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Staff Made — Charlotte's Simplicity 715 Dress

Staff Made — Charlotte's Simplicity 715 Dress

Charlotte, from our HQ team, decided to recreate one of her favourite makes from 2020 — a dress that's so loved it's now threadbare! She chose a bold highlighter yellow cotton to match the intensity...
Staff Made — Gab's Lulee Dress

Staff Made — Gab's Lulee Dress

Have you tried Papercut Pattern's Lulee Dress yet? HQ team member Gab made a gorgeous version of this pattern up recently, matching a soft floral print linen blend with this classic dress silhouette. If you are looking for...
Staff Made — Charlotte's Damsel Dress

Staff Made — Charlotte's Damsel Dress

We're blown away by this incredible iteration of the Damsel Dress made by online team member Charlotte! This pattern by Robert Woods features some unique construction methods for creating a bodice with a shirred-look, which Charlotte has...
Staff Made — Beth's Vintage New Look Dress

Staff Made — Beth's Vintage New Look Dress

Slips are essential in our southern hemisphere summer wardrobes, and this beauty made with a vintage New Look pattern by online team member Beth ticks all the right boxes! This vintage pattern was one that...
Staff Made — Charlotte's Matilda Dress

Staff Made — Charlotte's Matilda Dress

Online Team member and avid sewist of dresses Charlotte picked the Matilda Dress from Cool Stitches for the blog this week. Matilda is a breezy maxi dress pattern, simple to adjust and easy to layer, a dream...
Staff Made — Genevieve's Lulee Dress

Staff Made — Genevieve's Lulee Dress

HQ team member Genevieve fell in love with the bias silhouette of the Lulee Dress from Papercut! Lulee is one of Papercut's most recent pattern releases, part of their Slow Down collection released late 2023. With...
Staff Made — Steph's Clara Dress

Staff Made — Steph's Clara Dress

This week HQ team member Steph shares with us her incredible new Clara Dress! Clara is a beginner-friendly pattern from Swedish brand Silversaga, and the perfect silhouette for a crisp cotton poplin. We love the romantic historical references...
Staff Made — Olivia's Amber Dress

Staff Made — Olivia's Amber Dress

The shift into spring here in New Zealand has the TFS team dreaming up new makes for the warm days ahead! Using the Amber Dress pattern from Tint of Mint, Olivia made herself this super cute...
Pattern Review — Ogden Cami + Slip Dress

Pattern Review — Ogden Cami + Slip Dress

True Bias’s Ogden Cami pattern is a tried and true fave amongst our HQ team, so this week on the blog, we decided to hack it into a slip. This hack would totally be suitable...