Hi everyone! And a slightly belated Happy New Year! I hope you all had a lovely Christmas holiday – it feels so long ago already 🙁 Just letting you know that I’m going to be away for 6 weeks, so my daughters are taking over the post and packing of…
Fairytale lilac wedding dress
I’ve just added a new dress to the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop – a very pretty lilac and grey fairy dress. I absolutely love the colours in this dress – I began with more lilac tones at the top, and blended in grey and silver further down the…
A blackberry-dyed silk fairy skirt
Although this wasn’t a natural dyeing experiment as part of the kit I told you about yesterday, I had dyed the silk layer of this skirt with blackberries from our garden, and I love the foresty print left on the fabric! It could be part of a pretty Mori girl…
Natural Dyeing
Hi! Hope you’re having a good week! If you’re interested in natural dyeing, you might like to have a look at my blog post and youtube video I’ve made about testing a natural dye kit. This is the fabric I used in a new collection of fairy outfits I made…
Pastel Goth outfit ideas
Over on my blog, When I Grow Up, I’ve written a post with a few pastel goth outfit ideas. I thought that now would be a good time because many of us have reached into our wardrobes for our black items to make a witch’s costume for Halloween, and now…
A pretty mermaid beach dress
Hello! I hope you had a good weekend 🙂 I’ve just popped here to tell you about today’s new listing in the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop; a pretty mermaid beach dress. It’s made from fairly sheer chiffon so would make a great swimming costume cover up, or layer…
Pure silk purple fairy outfit
I loved experimenting with a variety of natural dyes in the summer, and one that was very successful was logwood chips – they produced this gorgeous shade of purple on the pure silk I used to make this fairy outfit. There is more of a toned down version on the…
Fairytale frock coat
Hi! I’m just starting to realise quite how many items of clothing I’ve made this year, and how behind I am on listing all of them in the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy shop! So apologies for the frequent updates at the moment letting you know about the latest additions.…
Making a bohemian wedding dress
Following on from yesterday’s announcement about the new bohemian wedding dress for sale, I decided to collect the photos I’d taken during the process of making the dress, and make a blog post telling you about it all; including about our impromptu photo-shoot! If you’re new here, you might not…
Bohemian fairy ball gown or wedding dress
Hello! Hope you’re having a good start to the week! I’m now back from a month-long trip to America, and am able to resume custom-made dresses, so now is the time to get in touch if you’d like something special for Christmas 🙂 I’ve just posted in the Threads of…