Monthly Archives: March, 2011

Review: Style Sew Me Nikki Blazer 07/03/2019
Here's a quick review of my latest make - the Style Sew Me Patterns Nikki Blazer. This is a fantastic, relatively easy pattern and I love the blazer I made! I used an old curtain (!) that I'd had for a while to make this. I used lining fabric from stash, considering several different options before choosing a plain navy offcut. This is why I keep m […]
Kate's A-line 60s dress - draft your own! 16/02/2019
Kate's kelly green 60s style A-line dress has a gorgeous dart configuration and interesting pocket detail. Here's a quick tutorial to draft your own version. The dart configuration is unusual - while it looks like there are three darts there are actually only two since the vertical part is simply a join at the centre front. This shape is accented w […]
NEW! Introducing Capital Chic Outfit Designer 16/01/2017
I'm very excited to be unveiling a new feature on our website today: Capital Chic Outfit Designer! The idea behind Outfit Designer is to help you plan your sewing projects using Capital Chic patterns - you can select any dress, shirt or skirt (or any combination of the separates) from either of our collections and choose a colour or upload a photo of so […]

RT @whatgrandmawore: This 1938-39 blouse from the @metmuseum was part of Schiaparelli's Zodiac collection (which included that iconic sun c… 1 week ago
RT @cat_frampton: @wyliehorn @TheEmbroidered @broideryprofane @becreativemag_ It’s in London, on the 12-17th Nov. Do come and see the amaz… 1 month ago
RT @JessC_M: Mood 🕷 theguardian.com/fashion/2019/s… 2 months ago
RT @DanaSchwartzzz: my vision board is just this photo 500 times https://t.co/pOJdnUPx4f 2 months ago
RT @JessC_M: I was at a fancy fashion tea just before Harry & Meghan's wedding where Prince Charles swerved nosy journo questions (the dres… 3 months ago