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Happy New Year! – some news…

Posted on January 10, 2020 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 November 21, 2019 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!

A blackberry-dyed silk fairy skirt

Posted on November 20, 2019 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.

Natural Dyeing

Posted on November 19, 2019 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 November 12, 2019 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. 🙂

A pretty mermaid beach dress

Posted on November 11, 2019 by Helen Hobden

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 over jeans and a vest top for a bohemian feel. Just add a flower crown!

Pure silk purple fairy outfit

Posted on November 7, 2019 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 November 6, 2019 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 November 5, 2019 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.

Bohemian fairy ball gown or wedding dress

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Helen Hobden

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 a Fairytale Etsy shop a purple and green bohemian fairy ballgown. It would also make a beautiful alternative wedding dress. If you’d like to take a look at the photos and details, here’s the listing for the boho fairy dress. The colours would look lovely for a fairytale Christmas party!