remember those nani iro pants we made for our favorite rambunctious toddler? well, the kid liked them so much we decided to make him another pair (albeit in a larger size – the gray version). we also stitched up 2 more pairs for E & M, our favorite set of fraternal twins to wear a few months down the road. E is quite a bit larger than M, and hence he gets a 86 cm pair while we whipped up an 80 cm…
the design team at liberty has refreshed their tana lawn Classics collection, introducing some entirely new prints, re-colouring existing prints in an unexpected way and editing out some long-time favorites. examples of new prints include Prince George (above in color ways A and D), issued to celebrate the birth of Prince George to the Duke & Duchess of Cambridge and Ciara (below). we were surprised at how different some of the re-coloured Classics are. check-out the new Strawberry Thief palates — the 3 new colourways we…
fresh off the sewing machine . . . double knit jersey pants for our favorite ‘lil dumpling . . . stitched out of nani iro’s herring bone painting double knit fabric. and here’s our mini fit model . . . off to the races in his new pants . . . . . . it seems the pants are good for sprawling on the carpet . . . . . . and not too shabby for lounging around to read a book. check back soon…
nyc might be covered in snow but liberty’s spring summer 2014 collection has landed! yipee! we selected 16 delicious prints: theodora a isle of wight (a and c) queue for the zoo (a and c) forget-me-nots a delilah cavendish a daniel’s dj poppy’s patchwork b willow (b and d) jess and jean (a and c) ombrellino a asaka a juno’s garden c
our sartorial-minded friend (you know, the one that commissioned us to knit somerset) has been hounding us for the past 2 years to make him a pair of splendid earmuffs. of course, he didn’t wear the over the head variety . . . the ear muffs had to be the sort that went behind one’s neck. when we actually set about the task, it took us about 6 months to track down a “behind the neck” ear muff frame supplier . . . but we did and…
if we were to make a list of our all-time favorite fabrics, this one would probably make the list! earlier this year, Yuwa issued a very special and very limited print of Suzuko Koseki’s vignettes about a parisian girl about town.
think spring! the loveliest liberty tana lawn collection yet . . . find them in our liberty shop here!
liberty bias tape . . . you loved ’em . . . we made some more . . . and restocking of some oldies but goodies too! find them here.
oh me oh my! we have a winner: Lisa N!
every so often, yuwa turns out a fabric for its live life collection that we quite literally drool over! available in 4 colors, this yuwa fabric (which we’ve called french pastry recipe), is festooned with the loveliest french afternoon tea delights and heirloom recipes for the sweetest sweets. one of these days, we’re going to try baking from one of the recipes to see what they turn out! now, one of the best things about fall in nyc is that the farmers’ markets are brimming…