On finding the right fabrics for your Elisalex Dress
Ladies! We are so damn excited about the impending Elisalex Dress sewalong! Only a week to go! We wanted to take this opportunity to talk a little bit about fabrics and share some piccies we took on a...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #1: Tracing & cutting
Happy Monday and WELCOME to the Elisalex Dress Sewalong!! We’ve been totally psyched about this ever since we wrapped up the Charlotte Skirt Sewalong… Choosing fabrics, thinking up exciting variations...
View ArticleImportant info on zippers for the Reversalex!
Hey hey! Just a super quickie post today all about zippers for those of you planning to make the reversible Elisalex Dress, the Reversalex! So, it’s probably a no-brainer, but if we’re going to make a...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #2: Full bust adjustment for princess seams (FBA)
Ok. Second post in the Elisalex Dress Sewalong and judging by the title things are already looking scary, right? Wrong. I can’t even tell you how long I put off learning how to alter sewing patterns...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #3: Assembling the bodice (with sleeves)
Ahoy there Sewalongers! This week things start looking real good… and today we’ll be getting the bulk of it done and making up the bodice of the Elisalex Dress, with sleeves. For those of you going...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #4: Assembling the bodice (sleeveless)
Ahoy there Sewalongers! This week things start looking real good… and today we’ll be getting the bulk of it done and making up the bodice of the Elisalex Dress, sleeveless. For those of you making up...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #5: Assembling & attaching the tulip skirt
Aloha ladies! If all goes to plan, we’ll have our finished Elisalex Dresses in time for Easter weekend! And I don’t know about you guys, but I’m thinking that my pastel blue vintage curtain fabric...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #6: Reversalex and skirt alternatives
This is the post we’ve all been waiting for…! Today we get to talk about the REVERSALEX! *If you’ve just joined us (and are wondering what exactly a Reversalex is!), you can find all the Elisalex Dress...
View ArticleElisalex Dress Sewalong #7: Zippers, hems & finishing touches
Hellooo! And hoping you all had a wonderfully long Easter weekend, filled with chocolate, beer and cheer (but too much that you’ll be having to let out the side seams of your dresses…)! We had really...
View ArticleThe Elisalex Dress: More of YOURS!
Simply too many to write up in one post, we’re back with round two of your Elisalex Dresses! Make yourselves a nice strong Sunday coffee, girls, and get ready to soak up some inspiration from these...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong #2: Assembling the shell
First and foremost – a gigantic, enormous, astronomical THANK YOU to youz lot for all the lovely messages, comments, tweets, everything since the release of our brand new pattern, the Anna Dress. We...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong #3: Setting in the pockets (V1 & 3 only)
Hello, good evening and welcome back to the Victoria Blazer Sewalong! Apologies for the slight delay in the arrival of this post; anyone following @elisalex on Instagram may have noticed a flurry of...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong #4: Prepping the collar, lapels & cuffs
Ahoy there sewalongers! Just a quickie post for the weekend – prepping the collar, lapels and cuffs so we’re all set up for the home stretch next week. In this post we’ll be: Prepping the collar,...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong #5: Sleeves – Variations 1 & 2 only
It’s the home stretch this week guys! Today we tackle the sleeves – sleeveless variation 3ers, you get a little breather – and the rest of the week will be spent attaching the collar and lapels,...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong #6: Putting it altogether & finishing touches
So here we are folks, the last post in the Victoria Blazer Sewalong… Once again, it’s been wild – not only do we now have two pretty awesome new blazers, but as always it’s seeing all of yours come...
View ArticleVictoria Blazer Sewalong – The round-up party!
Here it is guys – The Victoria Blazer Sewalong round-up party! As always, we have just been floored by the beautiful blazers you guys have been making, and we may even be planning a few more versions...
View ArticleAre you ready for the Anna Dress Sewalong?
Yoo hoo we’re baa-ack! We’ve had a wonderful Summer break – between us we’ve covered the UK, US and Europe over the last few weeks, just about recovered from the Notting Hill Carnival and now we’re...
View ArticleAnna Dress Sewalong #1: it’s all about the fabric
Aloha and good evening! Before we properly kick off the Anna Dress Sewalong, we really wanted to take a moment to go a little more in depth with our discussion of fabrics and notions than we have in...
View ArticleAnna Dress Sewalong #2: Tracing and altering the pattern
Time to get serious now. We’ve noticed that sewists around the world seem to be divided on the subject of tracing sewing patterns. Either you hate it and can’t wait to get it over and done with, or you...
View ArticleAnna Dress Sewalong #3: Cutting & marking your fabric
Has everyone recovered from all those intense pattern alterations we did over the weekend? Just about? Excellent. Now the fun really begins. In today’s instalment of the Anna Dress Sewalong we are...
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