Chambray

Hello! I am thrilled to share the result of my second collaboration with Backstitch – a Tilly and the Buttons Lyra Dress made from Robert Kaufman Dot Chambray in Indigo. The fabric was a pleasure to sew with. It pressed well, didn't stretch or distort, and - to my surprise - didn't fray much when cut. I had worried that...

I've been doing a stack more dressmaking since the shop opened.  It's all the dressmaking fabric we've been getting in... gone and got me all inspired.  That, and the fact that now I am the face of Backstitch not just the voice I need to look vaguely presentable each day... and 7 years of working from home has taken it's...