Roses are Red

You have probably heard me talk about diagonal cutting before and I have made several pants using this technique (see spiral trousers and spiral sweatpants) and a diagonal cut bias dress (see diagonal cut dress). This was something I learnt from my

Bias/Diagonal Cutting

The V&A museum recently organised a talk about Madame Vionnet, and my tutor, Patrick, was invited to chat about her amazing bias cutting technique as well as an interpretation of our own bias/diagonal cutting technique. As part of the talk,

Spiral Trousers

So. You have seen the pattern and wondered how it has turned out? Well, it turned out pretty well actually. Been wearing it the whole day (hence the creases on the garment). Took me ages to sew this together. My initial plan

Spiral Trousers Pattern!

I’m going mad. The spiral trousers is literally driving me round in circles. But I can’t wait to see the results (although sewing it will make me crazy too). The pattern is based on a technique I learnt in my