Ingredients Apples (peeled, corked and chopped) – 300gEggs – 2Sugar 50gGF bread flour – 125gBaking powder – 1/2tsp Instructions Bake at 180 C Fan for 30 minutes in 18cm tin…. [Continue Reading]
Extended Shoulder Bodice Adaptation
These adaptations need to be done on a pattern with no seam allowances. All measurements are in centimetres (cm). In the diagrams, the green lines are the original pattern lines,… [Continue Reading]
Haslam: Issue 23, Coronation 1953, Fig. 11. Sun Dress
How I Started This was my first time using the Haslam System, I found it really confusing. I made the Haslam block using the special curve ruler and the foundation… [Continue Reading]
Cheat’s Borodinsky Bread
Real Borodinsky bread is extraordinarily time consuming to make! This is a simpler bread recipe with a nod to the taste of the real thing and with added seeds.
Drop Shoulder Kimono Sleeve Adaptation
These adaptations need to be done on a pattern with no seam allowances. All measurements are in centimetres (cm). In the diagrams, the green lines are the original pattern lines,… [Continue Reading]
Straight skirt pattern draft
These instructions are loosely based on a Russian book published in 1962. I have made some changes to make them easier to follow. All measurements are in Centimetres.
Green Velvet 1940s Halo
Description A halo and crown hat, covered in a deep green silk velvet. Decorated with true vintage gold decoration and beading. Lined in non-shiny black satin. Attaches to the head… [Continue Reading]
Recreating a vintage hat: Part 2
Blocking The buckram was difficult to stretch over the block even though it was on the bias. On the photo you can see some bubbles on the right of the… [Continue Reading]
Recreating a vintage hat: Part 1
Why recreate a vintage hat? Firstly it felt very fragile to handle. Secondly, there was a rip in the lining, which would have been an easy repair, however through the… [Continue Reading]
Bodice Block: Normal figure with a large cup.
These instructions are loosely based on a Russian book published in 1962. I have made some changes to make them easier to follow. All measurements are in Centimetres.