I first made this Vera Venus Reversible Stole in 2015 for an Art Deco event on the Queen Mary. For that version I used blue velvet instead of fur and grey crepe back satin for the lining. Since I was not using fur, I added …
In 2016 I went to my very first company holiday party, so naturally I needed a new dress. The pattern is Butterick 5748, a retro sixties design which I’d had my eye on for a while. The bodice fabric is a remnant of cream taffeta …
Steampunk Elsa This is one of those rare projects which came out just how I imagined it. Usually I have to tweak the idea along the way, taking into account fabric availability and time constraints. Not this time – it all worked! I wore this …
