Cozy yarn, beautiful vintage linens, well drafted patterns, and creating new garments simply bring me joy, as do fresh pots of tea, rain on the tin roof of my tiny solarium, a good ghost story, and re-watching Murder She Wrote episodes.
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The Ogden Cami by True Bias is a sewing pattern that fits into this style story seamlessly. It quickly became such an essential staple that I made three in as many weeks, two of which were fashioned from my small fabric remnant stash. I. Love. This. Pattern.
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Purple seemed to require a kind of bravado and self-confidence and womanliness I never identified myself as possessing.
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I don’t need to think of myself as beautiful in order to feel valuable. My plainness isn’t something that requires transformation by means of my positive self-perception-plain or lovely, I am still worthy and I still have value.
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Me Made May and a May 30x30 capsule wardrobe is a double scoop ice cream cone of style play, and I am excited to share my handmade 30x30 today.
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Hand making garments could be one of the slowest forms of slow fashion. Slow fashion is the combination of ethical, sustainable production with mindful, responsible consumption. When I make a garment, I have power over both of these elements, and I understand my impact more intimately.
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