Monthly Archives: August, 2016

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 […]
NEW PATTERNS ALERT! Winter 2016 Collection launches today 18/11/2016
It's pattern launch day! I'm so excited to show you what I've been working on for the Winter 2016 collection. I know it's been a while coming, so thanks for sticking with me for this long! Anyway, there are four new patterns in this collection... Firstly there is a shirt/shirt dress I have named Cuba Libre. This one came about because I w […]
Simple Dressing Gown 07/07/2016
Of course, I wanted a matching dressing gown for my Carolyn night shirt. I decided on something that was easily made without a pattern as I wanted to get it finished as quickly as possible. This Kimono-style dressing gown is therefore made from rectangles and L-shapes sewn together. It’s made from the same pink fabric as I used for the piping in my night shi […]

I'm making soft toys from old jumpers today, stuffed with recycled @goustocooking wool packaging. This is a sperm w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 6 days ago
RT @dolly_clackett: Proof, as if it were needed, that Homes Under The Hammer is one of the greatest TV shows of all time @Handrews_ https:/… 1 week ago
Helicopter done! This Sea King (my own pattern) is the next part of the baby quilt I'm making. It's a little wonky… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 2 weeks ago
@sparklysupanova 2. Waist is adjustable, but I would measure pattern pieces to be sure. Tbh, could do 3 if you're w… twitter.com/i/web/status/1… 1 month ago
RT @kateStrasdin: Please could somebody write a book about #19thc haberdashery? Every time I see a garment bedecked in this kind of soutach… 1 month ago