I love couture sewing and tailoring. This page is where I share some of my favourite pieces and hopefully inspire you to try some of the techniques.
Classic French Style Jacket
Discover how I used traditional techniques to make my French Style jacket.
Ladies Tailored Waistcoat.
I explain how I used an old pattern to hand tailor a ladies waistcoat.
Make Buttonhole Stitch Your Best Friend
Use buttonhole stitch for far mare than buttonholes.
Hand Sewn Buttonholes
Discover how I make hand sewn buttonholes.
Writing for Threads mag -conceal the zip pull and other tips!
I was thrilled to be asked to write for Threads mag.....
The Savile Row Coat
This is the story of how I got into tailoring. Taught by Master tailor, Andrew Ramroop of Savile Row.
Hand Stitches
There's a lot of hand sewing in couture and tailoring.
Couture Sewing
The Couture Cardigan Jacket by Claire Shaefer
Pattern Cutting Women's Tailored Jackets
Winifred Aldrich
Metric Pattern Cutting for Menswear
Pattern Cutting for Menswear
Gareth Kershaw
Singer
Sewing Reference Library
