News

New website in progress!

Posted on by Helen Hobden

Hi everyone! I am giving this website a complete update and overhaul! I’m so excited that there will soon be an integrated shop here, along with several new pages of information and stories about Threads of a Fairytale that might interest you. I’m working on this with my husband in his spare time, so it is still likely to be at least a couple of weeks until it’s all finished. In the mean time, don’t be alarmed if you spot any weird changes during the process of changing from this layout to the new one!

Have a good week!
Helen x

Happy New Year! – some news…

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 all the clothing – it might take an extra couple of days as they’ll be dealing with their work hours as well. I’ll be able to resume custom-made dresses from the 2nd of February. Thank you for your patience 🙂

By the way, look out for some exciting changes coming here very soon!

Take care. x

Fairytale lilac wedding dress

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 dress, with pale grey tutu net layering underneath for a fairytale shape. I think it would make a beautiful bohemian wedding dress, ball gown, or even for an upcoming Christmas party!

lilac fairytale wedding dress

 

A blackberry-dyed silk fairy skirt

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 style outfit. I’ve just added this new fairy skirt to the Etsy shop, if you’d like to take a look for more photos and info.

Mori girl fairy outfit

Natural Dyeing

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 in the summer (gradually being added to the shop, but I still need to do a photo-shoot for some of them).

Let me know how you’ve got on if you’ve had a go with natural dyeing!

Pastel Goth outfit ideas

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 need some inspiration for how to wear them again! I’ve found some gorgeous tops from independent designers, so do go and check them out! Plus, if this is your kind of style, I have several pastel goth dresses for sale in my Etsy shop in the Fairytale and Cosplay clothing section. 🙂

Pastel goth kawaii dress

Pure silk purple fairy outfit

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 cotton that lines the pixie skirt.

I decided to split the outfit into two listings in case you would rather wear the top or the skirt in a more casual fairytale manner, rather than a complete adult fairy costume. The silk cami top, for example, would look great at a Christmas party worn with smart black trousers; or with jeans at a summer music festival. The purple silk skirt would look lovely with a simple grey t-shirt or a chunky knit jumper worn with leggings underneath and boots.

Or, of course wear the top and skirt together for a pretty and unique fairy outfit that would look amazing at a special fairytale event, or even an ordinary muggle party! Here is the Threads of a Fairytale Etsy listing for the pure silk cami top; and here is the listing for the pixie hem skirt.

Fairytale frock coat

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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. Today we have a unisex fairytale frock coat made with beautiful green and purple two-tone brocade satin. If you haven’t got a fairy ball to attend soon, this would actually make a perfect unique jacket to liven up a simple black outfit at a Christmas occasion with bohemian flare. It would be a great conversation starter!

bohemian coat

Making a bohemian wedding dress

Posted on by Helen Hobden

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 know that I make a video of all the dresses I make, and post them to my YouTube channel; however, just to make it easier, I’ve included it in the blog post. My blog is called When I Grow Up, and along with some behind-the-scenes stuff about Threads of a Fairytale, there’s also a lot of style inspiration, travel posts, and general personal blog posts as well. It’s been going for over fifteen years, so there’s bound to be a mix! Anyway, here’s the link to the blog post all about making the bohemian fairytale wedding dress.

Making a bohemian fairy wedding dress