Now more than ever we are in times where change needs to happen for so many reasons. Not just climate change but also the human impact that fast fashion and mass production is having across the world. Not one piece of clothing ever produced is not touched...
Miriam’s Blog
Cutting up that Wedding Dress
Have you thought about or considered cutting up your Wedding dress and making it into something else? It’s kind of a big deal! Right? I have been cutting up Wedding dresses for years and I totally understand how big a decision it is to make. When months...
One Family, Four Generations incorporated into one heirloom Christening gown
Recently I had a customer enquiry about making a family heirloom christening gown. This lady wasn’t sure I could help her. She had her own Wedding dress over 40 years old, satin and lace with pieces cut out of it over the years, her daughters Communion dress...
Inherited Gift, what is your special gift or skill?
I am incredibly lucky. I was born with a wonderful talent and have developed it over time into a skill. That talent and skill is sewing. I started sewing at an incredibly young age, before I started school. My mother sewed and knitted. I can knit too....
Family, what does it mean for you?
We are all unique and individual. Hard to believe with 7 billion people on the planet no two of us are the same. I find that incredible. Although each one of us is unique we are all made up from parts of our elders and predecessors. I...